Term of office and casual vacancies of members

(1) ... (2) ... (3) ... (4) The term of office of the nominated members shall be three years from the date of the notification regarding nomination under sub-section (2) of Section 4: Provided that the term of members nominated under sub-clause (v) of clause (k) shall coterminate with the Legislative Assembly. (5) If the State Government considers that the continuance in office of any nominated member is not in the public interest, the State Government may make an order terminating his office and he shall cease to be a member of the Board notwithstanding that the term for which he was nominated has not expired. (6) ... (7) Any nominated member of the Board may resign his office by a letter addressed to the State Government and the same shall be notified in the official Gazette. (8) In the event of a casual vacancy occurring by reason of death, resignation or termination of nomination of a member or for any other reason, such vacancy shall be filled by nomination, and any person nominated to fill such vacancy shall hold office for the term for which it was tenable by the person in whose place he has been so nominated and no longer. (9) An outgoing member shall, if otherwise qualified, be eligible for election or nomination. (10) If any nominated member absents himself, without prior permission of the Chairman from three consecutive meetings of the Board, he shall be deemed to have resigned from his office.