Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta to hold no other office

The Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta shall not be a- (1) Member of Parliament or a Member of the Legislature of any State. (2) A person who has been removed or dismissed from the service of the Union or a State, and shall not hold any office of trust or profit (other than his office as the Chairperson or a Member) or be affiliated with any political party or carry on any business or practice any profession and, accordingly, before he enters upon his office, a person appointed as the Chairperson or a Member, as the case may be, shall, if— (a) He holds any office of trust or profit, resign from such office; or (b) He is carrying on any business, sever his connection with the conduct and management of such business; or (c) He is practicing any profession, cease to practice such profession. (4) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as the Lokayukta unless he/she has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court or a Judge of High Court. (5) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as Upa-Lokayukta unless he or she has been a Judge of a High Court or eligible to be appointed as a Judge of the High Court and the other two Upa-Lokayukta shall be or a person who has held the office of not lower than a Secretary to the Government of Nagaland or a person of impeccable integrity and social standing having special knowledge and expertise of not less than twenty years in the matters relating to anti-corruption policy, public administration vigilance, finance including insurance and banking, law and management. Two members of the Upa-Lokayukta shall comprise of judicial members. (6) Every person appointed as the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta shall, before entering upon his office make and subscribe, before the Governor or some person appointed in that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation in the form set out for the purpose in the First Schedule. (7) If the office of the Lokayukta becomes vacant, or if the Lokayukta is, by reason of absence or for any other reason whatsoever unable to perform the duties of his/her office, those duties until some other person is appointed under section (1) and enters upon such office or, as the case may be, until the Lokayukta resume his/her duties, shall be performed - (a) Where the office of the Lokayukta becomes vacant or where for any reason aforesaid he is unable to perform the duties of his office, by any one of the judicial members of the Upa-Lokayukta. (b) in the absence of Judicial members, the senior most Upa-Lokayukta shall discharge the responsibilities of the Lokayukta. (8) The Upa-Lokayukta shall, while acting as or discharging the functions of Lokayukta, have all the powers and immunities of the Lokayukta. (9) A vacancy occurring in the office of the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta by reason of his/her death, resignation, retirement or removal shall be filled in as soon as possible, but not later than six months from the date of occurrence of such vacancy. (10) The Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta shall not be a- (i) Member of Parliament or a Member of the Legislature of any State. (ii) A person who has been removed or dismissed from the service of the Union or a State, and shall not hold any office of trust or profit (other than his office as the Chairperson or a Member) or be affiliated with any political party or carry on any business or practice any profession and, accordingly, before he enters upon his office, a person appointed as the Chairperson or a Member, as the case may be, shall, if- (a) He holds any office of trust or profit, resign from such office; or (b) He is carrying on any business, sever his connection with the conduct and management of such business; or (c) He is practicing any profession, cease to practice such profession.