(]) The process of appointment shall be initiated by the State Government at least six months before the vacancy arises.
(2) if a post falls vacant due to resignation or death of a President or creation of a new post, the process for tilling the post shallbe initiated immediately acer the post has fallen vacant or is created, as the case may be,
(3) The Selection Committee constituted under sub-section (IA) of section 16 of the Act, shall recommend, through a search and selection process after assessing the suitability on the basis of merit and experience, a candidate with another candidate in the waiting list, for consideration of the State Govemment.
(4) The candidates under consideration shallbe clear Oom the vigilance angle,
(5) The State Government shall appoint the selected candidate acer consultation with the Chiefjustice of the High Court.
(6) Every appointment of the President shall be subject to submission of a certificate ot physical fitness from a Registered MedicalOfHicer of Tripura Health Services.
(7) Before appointment, the selected candidate shall have to furnish an undertaking that he does not and wi]] not have any such financia] or other interest as is likely to affect prqudicially his functions as President.
7. Selection of M.embers of the State Commission
(1) The process of appointments shall be initiated by the President of the State Commission at lent six months before the vacancy arises;
(2) if a post falls vacant due to resignation or death of a Member or creation of a new post, the process Hor filling the post shallbc initiated immediately aR.er the post has fallen vacant or is created, as the case may be;
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(3) The Advertisement of a vacancy, inviting applications for the posts form eligible candidates will be published in leading newspapers and also circulated in such other manner as the President of the State Commission may deem appropriate;
(4) Selection of Members of the State Commission shall be made by the Selection Committee constituted under sub-section (IA) of section 16 of the Act;
(5) After scrutiny of the applications rweived till the last date specified for receipt of applications, a list of eligible candidates along with their applications shall be placed before the Selection Committee;
(6) The Selection Committee shall short-list the applicants in the following manner, namely -
(a) in the case of candidates having judicial background, on the basis of the judgments and otherjudicialorders passed by such candidates;
(b) in the case of candidates having experience of working under the CentraIGovcmment or any State Government or an undertaking under the Central Government or the State Govemment, on the basis of their available Annual Confidential Reports for the last ten years and their experience relevant to the post applied thr;
(c) in other cases, on the basis of a written test of two papers as per the following scheme I'he qualifying marks in each paper shall be 50%.
(7) The Selection Committee shall interview all the shortlisted candidates and award marks with due weightage to the personality, relevant past experience, quality of the judgments, knowledge of law, special achievements, aptitude and vision for the assignment to be taken up;
6 Paper Topics Natu re of I'est Max.
Marks During Paper-l
(a) General Knowledge and Current Affairs.
(b) Broad features of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) Knowledge of Various Consumer Related laws as indicated in the schedule.
(d) Knowledge of Constitution oflndia.
Objective Type 100 2 hours
(a) One Essay on topics chosen from issues on trade & commerce, consumer related issues or Public AHairs.
(b) One case study of a consumer case for testing the abilities of analysis and cogent draRinu of orders.
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(8) The selection committee shall recommend a panel of names of cajididatcs for appointment as Member from amongst the candidates in the order of merit for the consideration of the State Govemment;
(9) The State Government shall, verify or cause to be verified the credentials and antecedents of the recommended candidates;
(lO) Every appointment of a Member shall be subject to submission of a certificate of physical fitness from a Registered MedicalOfHicer of Tripura Health Sewices;
(11) Before appointment, the selected candidate shallhavc to Furnish and undertaking that he does not and will not have any such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prqudicially his functions as such Member.
8. Salaries/Remunerations of the Whole-time President and Mlembcrs of District Fora
(1) A serving District Judge, appointed on deputation basis, shall be entitled to pay and allowances of a District Judge in the super time scale of pay;
(2) A whole-time President other than serving or retired District Judge shall receive a consolidated remuneration equivalent to pay at the minimum of the scale of pay of a District Judge plus other allowances as admissible;
(3) A whole-time Member shall be paid a consolidated remuneration equal to the pay at the minimum of the scale of pay of a Deputy Secretary of the State Govemment plus other allowances as admissible;
(4) Fixation of pay of the retired Government servants appointed to the posts of President or Members on whole time basis shall be on the basis of the pay last drawn reduced by the amount of pension plus other allowances as admissible to a re-employed pensioner;
(5) There shall be an annual upward revision of the remuneration of whole-time appointees at the rate of 3%.