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( 1 ) The said Tribunal shall consist of a Prcsidcnt and two Consiilurion orTribuna1. asessofi. (2) The Presidenl of h e Tribunal shall be cilhcr- (a) a pcrson who was or has becn a member of the Judicial Service as defined in d c I e 236 of the Conslitution of India for at leal teh years and held a rank nor inferior lo that of a Subordinate Judgc lor a1 kart three years; or (b) a barrister or an advocare who has practised as such in the Calculh High Court for not Iess lhan rcn years. The Holvrul~ it~iprove~rre~~t Act, 1956. [West Ilen. Acl (Chapter IK-Acqrrisiriou arrd Disposal of Land.-Sectio~i 71.) (3) Thc Przsidenl of the Tribunal and onc of the assessors shall be appoinlcd by r!le Slalc Governn~cnl and [he othcr assessor shall bc appoi~ltcd by the '[Howrah Municipal Corporalion and thc Municjpdilics of Howrah] within thc Lime 6xed by [he Stale Government or in dcfault of thc '[Howrah Municipal Corporalion and [he Municipalities of Howrah] by ~ h c S~alc Govzrnlncni; Providcd that no person shall bc cligi ble for appoinlmenl as a mcmbcr of the Tribunal if he is a Trustee or is, Tor any or h c rcasons men~ioncd in scc~ion 5. disqualified for appoinrn~cnl as a Trus~ec. (4) The Icrm of office o i cach membcr of the Tribunal shall be Lwo years; bur any nictnber shall, subject to the proviso 10 sub-section (3). be cligiblc for reappoinlmenr at the cnd of ll~at Icrm: Provided thar n member who is an asscssor shall na bc cligible for reappoin~menl for mom lhan a funher lerm or ~ w o years. (5) The Srnlc Government may, on llic ground o i incapacity or misbchilviour, or lor any other good and surficienl reason, cancel rhe appointmcn~ of any person as a melnbcr of the Tribunal afler ~ i v i n g the person an opportunity of showing causc againsl the proposed aclion. (6) Whcn any person ccnses for any reason-lo bc n membrr of the Tribunal, or whcn any mcrnbcr is temporarily absenl in consequence or ilIncss or any othcr unavoidable cause, rhc State Govcmment or (if h c person whose pIacc is to be fillcd was appointed '[by thc Howrah Municipal Carpomion or any Municipality of Howrah] the -'[Howah Municipnl Corporation or rhc Municipalily, as the casc may he. or] in default or the![said Corporarion or Municipali~y, as thc case may be,] ibe Slalc Govermncnl shall fonhwith appoint a t7 t person lo bc a member in llis place. (7) All appoinlmcnt's madc under rlJs scc~ion shall be published by nolification. 'The words "and thr: Bally Municipality" wcn: first inscncd by s. 3111) o f rhc H o t b h I~nprovc~ncnl (An~ndmcnt)Acl. 1983 (\Vut Bm.Ac\ XLIllof 1983), Thcw?firr, hc words within thc squarc bncli~ts wcrc suhs(itutcd for thc wolds "Co~nniissioncn o i 111c Hownh Municipalily and rhc 8d1y Municipality" by s. 28(3) oflhc Howmh Impmr,c~nc.nl ( A m d n l c n t ) Acl, 1995 (\Vcs~ Bcn. Acr XV 01 1995). 'Thc w o k -'and hhc Bally Municipality" werc fils[ inszncd by s. .1?(2) of the Honnh I~~lpro\~crnenr (Alrlendrncru) Aci, 1983(\Vut Bcn.AclXLlIIof 1983).~crc~~tcr.1h~ words within~lir s q u m bnckcts rvcrrr subsliiuled for rk words "by thcCo~n~nissioncrs oTHownh Municipality and tlic Balls Municipality" by s. 28(b)(i) 01 thc Hotvnh Imprtwcn~cni (Amendnlcnl) Act, 1995 (\Vest Hen. AclXVof 1995). 'The words '-and rite BaUy Municipaliv" wcrc fin! inscnt'd by s. 31(2) 01 the H o w d lrnprover~~ent (A~ncndmcnr) ACI, 1983 0k.1 Dcn. A d XLltI of t 985). Thcrcdlcr. the \voids wiihin the squm bnckr~s \vtrc substituted forlhc words "Cornrnissimrrs of rhc Howmh htunicipaliry and Ihc Ilally Municipalily, 01'' by s. ?S(b)(ii) of lllc Hounh lrnpmvcmcnl IA~ncndmm)Acl, 1995 (\Vest 0m.Acr XVoT 1995). 'Tixrvods williin tksqum bnckcrs wcn:subslitutrd for kc wods"saidConunissioncs," by s. 28(b){iii), rbirl, The Hcr~vrah It~~prove~~rcttr Act 1956. XIV or 1956.1 (Clroprcr IK-Acqrrisitioa and Disposal of htrd.-Sectiwrs 72, 7-1.)