Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members

Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members

1. (1) Every member shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of assumption of office.
2. (2) The Chairperson or any other Member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Government, resign from his office.
3. (3) The Government shall remove a person from the office of Chairperson or any other Member if that person,—
   • (a) becomes an undischarged insolvent;
   • (b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the Government, involves moral turpitude;
   • (c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
   • (d) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting;
   • (e) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Commission, absent from three consecutive meetings of the Commission; or
   • (f) has, in the opinion of the Government, so abused the position of Chairperson or Member as to render that person's continuance in office detrimental to the interests of the Backward Classes or the public interest: Provided that no person shall be removed under this clause until that person has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.
4. (4) A vacancy caused under sub-section
5. (2) or otherwise shall be filled by fresh nomination or appointment.
6. (5) The administrative expenses of the Commission, including the salaries, allowances and pensions payable to, or in respect of, the Chairperson, Members and officers and other employees of the Commission, shall be defrayed out of the grants provided to the Commission by the Government.