Term of Office and conditions of service

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Statutory text

(1) The Chairperson and every member (other than the Member-Secretary) shall hold office for such period, not exceeding three years, as may be fixed by the State Government in this behalf.
(2) The Chairperson or a member of the Commission other than the Member-Secretary may, by writing and addressed to the State Government, resign his/her office.
(3) The State Government may remove a person from the office of Chairperson or member other than the Member-Secretary, if that person -
- (a) becomes an undischarged insolvent, or
- (b) gets convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which involves moral turpitude, or
- (c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or
- (d) becomes incapable of acting, or
- (e) without obtaining leave of absence from the Commission, absents from three consecutive meetings of the Commission; or
- (f) in the opinion of the State Government has abused the position of Chairperson or of member to render that person's continuance in the office detrimental to the public interest. Provided that no person shall be removed under this sub-section until that person has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.
(4) A vacancy caused under sub-section
(2) or otherwise may be filled by a nomination or appointment, as the case may be.
(5) The salaries and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and Members shall be such as may be prescribed.

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