Act: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Act No. 53 of 1972)
CHAPTER VIA – Forfeiture of Property Derived from Illegal Hunting and Trade
58N. Constitution of Appellate Tribunal.
(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute an Appellate Tribunal to be called the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property consisting of a Chairman, and such number of other members (being officers of the State Government not below the rank of a Principal Secretary to the Government), as the State Government thinks fit, to be appointed by that Government for hearing appeals against the orders made under section 58F, section 58-I, sub-section (1) of section 58K or section 58L.
(2) The Chairman of the Appellate Tribunal shall be a person who is or has been or is qualified to be a Judge of a High Court.
(3) The terms and conditions of service of the Chairman and other members shall be such as may be prescribed.
