43. A person shall not be appointed as a Judge of the Chief Court unless he: –
(a) be a graduate in law and has held Judicial Office at least for five years, or
(b) is a barrister qualified in England of five years’ standing, or
(c) has for at least five years held Judicial Office in British India in a post not inferior to that of a Subordinate Judge, or
(d) has for at least a period of ten years been a pleader of any High Court or the Manipur Chief Court,or
(e) be a person recognized as having a special capacity for the exercise of judicial functions.