28.1.4: The Companies (Mediation and Conciliation) Rules, 2016

4. Qualifications for empanelment

A person shall not be qualified for being empanelled as mediator or conciliator unless he-

(a) has been judge of the Supreme Court of India; or

(b) has been a judge of High Court; or

(c) has been a District or Sessions judge; or

(d) has been a Member or Registrar of Tribunal constituted as a National Level under any law for the time being in force; or

(e) has been an officer in Indian Corporate Law Service or Indian Legal Service with fifteen years experience; or

(f) is a qualified legal practitioner for not less than ten years; or

(g) is or has been a professional for atleast fifteen years of continuous practice as a Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant or Company Secretary; or

(h) has been a Member or President of any State Consumer Forum; or

(i) is an expert in mediation or conciliation who has successfully undergone training in mediation or conciliation.