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5. Appointment of Commandant, 1 [Assistant Commandants and Adjutant.].- ( 1 ) The State Government may appoint for each group a Commandant who shall be a person eligible to hold the post of a 2 [a Superintendent] and an Assistant Commandant 3 [and an Adjutant who shall be persons] eligible to hold the post of an Assistant or a Deputy Superintendent. ( 2 ) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section ( 1 ), the State Government may appoint such Military Officer as it deems fit to be a Commandant or Assistant Commandant, 4 [or Adjutant]. ( 3 ) The Commandant, the Assistant Commandant, 5 [the Adjutant] and every other officer so appointed shall have and may exercise such powers and authority as may be provided by or under this Act.