Section-4 Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members

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Section-4 Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.

1. Every Member shall hold office for a term of three years from the date he assumes office.

2. A  Member  may, by writing under his hand addressed  to  the  Central  Government, resign from the office of Chairperson or, as  the  ease may be, of Member at any time.

3. The Central Government shall remove a person from the office of Member if that person-

a. becomes an undercharged insolvent;

b. Is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, Involves moral turpitude;

c. Becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;

d. refuses to act or becomes, incapable of acting;

e. Is, without obtaining leave of absence from   the Commission, absent from three consecutive meetings of the Commission; or

f. Has, in the opinion of the Central Government, so abused  the  position of Chairperson or Member as  to  render that  person's  continuance  in  office  detrimental  to  the interests of backward classes or the public interest:

Provided that no person shall be removed under this clause until that person has been given an opportunity of being heard in the matter.

4. A vacancy caused under sub-section (2) or otherwise shall be filled by fresh nomination.

5. The salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of, the Chairperson and Members shall be such as may be prescribed.
 

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