(1) Of the two members of the Appellate Tribunal (other than its Chairman), one shall be an officer of the Commercial Taxes Department of the State Government not below the rank of 1 [Additional] Commissioner.
The other member shall be -
(a) an officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service; or
(b) an officer of the Income-Tax Department not below the rank of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax; or
(c) an officer of the above cadre in Central Excise Department or Customs Department or Railway Accounts Department or Defence Accounts Department; or
(d) an outsider who is -
(i) a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India, and possess practical experience of not less than five years as a Chartered Accountant; or
(ii) a member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and possess practical experience of not less than five years as a Cost Accountant.
(2) Any Additional Member other than a judicial officer of the Appellate Tribunal appointed under subsection (2) of section 50 shall be an officer not below the rank of 1 [Joint] Commissioner of the Commercial Taxes Department of the State Government,