Term of office of members

(1) Every member shall hold office for a period of five years commencing on the date on which the order of the Governor constituting the Commission is published in the Gazette and shall be eligible for reappointment. (2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1) a member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, resign from the office at any time. (3) The Governor shall remove a person from the office of member, if that person- (a) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting; or (b) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Chairman, absent from three consecutive meetings of the Commission; or (c) has, in the opinion of the Governor, so abused the position of Chairman or member as to render that person's continuance in office detrimental to the interests of the Panchayati Raj institutions; or (d) has ceased to have the eligibility qualification as provided in Section 4; or (e) becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Section 7: Provided that no person shall be removed under clause (c) until that person has been given an opportunity of being heard in the matter.