(1) A person appointed as Commissioner shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier.
(2) On ceasing to hold office, a Commissioner shall be ineligible for reappointment as Commissioner or for further appointment either under the Government of Kerala or under any public undertaking of the State Government.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this sub-section, "public undertaking" means any company in which not less than fifty-one per cent of the paid up share capital is held by the Government of Kerala and includes a statutory corporation or Board constituted by that Government.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a Commissioner may—
(a) by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor resign his office at any time;
(b) be removed from his office in accordance with the provisions of sub-section
(4).
(4) A Commissioner shall not be removal from his office except by an order of the Governor passed after an address by the Legislative Assembly supported by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Legislative Assembly present and voting has been presented to the Governor in the same session for such removal on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
(5) The procedure for the presentation of an address and for the investigation and proof of the misbehaviour or in capacity of a Commissioner under sub-section (4) shall be such as may be prescribed by an order of the Governor and approved by the Legislative Assembly.
(6) A Commissioner shall have the like status, shall be entitled to the same salary, allowances and pension and shall be subject to the same conditions of service, as a Judge of the High Court of Kerala:
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Provided that the status, salary, allowances, pension and conditions of service of a sitting or a retired Judge of the Supreme Court appointed as Commissioner shall be such as may be specified by the Governor:
Provided further that the salary, allowances and pension payable to, and other conditions of service of, a Commissioner shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.