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(3)The Chairman and Members of the Commission shall hold office for a term of three
years from the date on which he enters upon his office:
Provided that a person shall not be appointed for more than two terms as a Chairman or
Member of the Commission.
(4)The Chairman or any Member of the Commission may, before completion of his tenure
as stated in Sub-section (3), resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the
President
(5)If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairman or if the Chairman is unable to
discharge the function of his office on account of absence, illness or any other reason,
the Full Time Member of the Commission to act as Chairman until a newly appointed
Chairman holds office or until the Chairman resumes the function of his office, as the
case may be.
7. The selection Committee:
(1)To make recommendation on the appointment of the Chairman and Members, a
selection Committee shall consist of the following seven Members:(a) Speaker of the parliament who shall also be its Chairman
(b)Minister, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
(c) Minister, Ministry of Home Affairs
(d)Chairman, Law Commission
(e)Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Division
(f) Two Members of the Parliament, nominated by the Speaker of the Parliament, out
of whom one shall belong to the Treasury Bench and the other from the opposition.
(2)The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs shall provide the Selection
Committee with necessary secretarial assistance for discharging its function.
(3)The presence of four (4) Members shall constitute the quorum of the Selection
Committee
(4)For the purpose of making recommendation on the appointment of the Chairman and
Members, the Selection Committee, Shall recommend two names against each vacant
post on the basis of the decision of the majority of the votes of the Members present,
and in case of equality of votes, the person presiding over the meeting shall exercise
casting vote.
(5)The Selection Committee shall determine the procedure of its meeting.
8. Removal of the Chairman or a Member:
(1)The Chairman or any Member of the Commission shall not be removed from his office
except in like manner and on the like grounds as Judge of the Supreme Court.
(2)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the President may remove the
Chairman or any other Member from his office, if he(a) is declared insolvent by any competent court; or
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