section 4
Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
The Karnataka State Commission for Women Act, 1995General199520 sections5 chapters
Chapter II STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
Statutory text
- (1) Subject to the pleasure of the Government, the Chairperson and every member shall hold office for such period not exceeding three years, as may be specified by the Government.
- (2) The Chairperson or a member other than the ex-officio member may, resign the office of Chairperson or the member, as the case may be, by writing addressed to the Government.
- (3) The Government shall remove a person from the office of Chairperson or a member referred to in sub-section (1) if that person,-
- (a) becomes an undischarged insolvent; or
- (b) gets convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which in the opinion of the Government involves moral turpitude; or
- (c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or
- (d) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting; or
- (e) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Commission, absents from three consecutive meetings of the Commission; or
- (f) in the opinion of the Government, has so abused the position of the Chairperson or member so as to render that person's continuance in office is detrimental to 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) The Government shall fill vacancies, arising out of resignation or removal within three months of such resignation or removal, by fresh nomination.
- (5) The salary and allowances of the Chairperson and allowance payable to the member, if any, shall be such, as may be prescribed.
- (6) The salary and allowance payable to the Chairperson and allowances payable to a member shall be defrayed out of the grants referred to in sub-section (2) of section 12.
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