(1) The Chairperson and Members shaII be appointed by the Governor after obtaining the recommendations of a SeIection Committee consisting of— I
(a) the Chief Minister —- Chairperson;
(b) the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly - Member;
(0) the Leader of Opposition in the Manipur Legisiative Assembly —— Member;
(d) the Chief Justice of the High Court of_ Manipur or a Judge of the High Court nominated by him —— Member,
(9) an- eminent jurist, as recommended: by the Chairperson and Members referred to in ciauses (a) to (d) above, to be nominated by the Governor—-Member;
(2) No appointment of a Chairperson or aMember ShaII be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy in the Selection Committee.
(3) The Selection Committee shall for the purposes I of selecting the Chairperson and Members of the "Ilokayukta and far’fpreparing" a panel of persons to be considered for appointment as such,- constitute a Search Committee consisting of at Ieast seven persons of standing and having special knowiedge and expertise in the , matters relating to; anti-coi'mption policy, pubiic administration, vigiIance,’ policy. making) finance inciuding insurance, andrrbanking, law, and management, or in any other matter which, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, may be UsefuI in making selection of the Appointment of Chairperson and Members on I recommendations of Selection Committee.
Filling. of vacancies of Chairperson or Members.
Term of office of Chairpers‘on and Members.
Salary ,aIIéwan'ces and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.
Chairperson and Members of the Lokayukta:
Provided that not Iess than fifty per ‘cent of the” Members of the Search Committee shaII be from amengst the‘ persons beionging to the Scheduled Castes, thé Scheduied Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities?
'and women: ' ' '
Provided further that the Selection Committee may aIso consider any person other than the persons recgmmended by the Search Committee.
(4) The Selection Committee shall reguIate its own procedure in a transparent manner for selecting the V Chairperson and Members of the Lokayukta
(5) The term of the Search Committee referred to in sub—section (3), the fees and aIIowances payable to its .
members and the manner of seiection of panel of names shail besuch as may be pnesoribed,. . - - _ ..
5. The Governor shaII take or cause to be taken aII necessary steps for the appointment of a new Chairperson ' and Members at least three months before the expiry 9f_ _ the term bf such Chairperson or Member as the case may be in accordance with the procedure Iaid down in this Act
6. The Chairperson and every Member shall on the recommendations of the SeIection Committee, appointed by the Governor by warrant under his hand and seat and hold office as such for a term offive years from the date on which he enters upOn his office or until he attains the-age of seventy year‘s,'whichevef is earIierE ' ' __Provi'ded that he may—_— _ . _ _
(a) by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, resign his offce;or ‘—
(b) be removed from his office in the manner provideg_ _ ”in this Act.
7_. The saiary, aIIowarIces and_.other conditions of service— - of- -
(l) the Chairperson shall be the same ‘as those of the" " Chief Justice of the High Court; _ _ ' (i1) other Members shall be the same as those of a Judge of the High Court; _ .. . _. _ 7.
Provided that if the Chairperson or a Member is, at the time of his appointment in receipt of pension (other than disabiiity pension) in respect of any previous service under the Government of India or under the Government of a State his salary in respect _ of service as the Chairpersbn or, as the case may be, be,.
7 as a Member, be reduced—
(a) by the amount of that pension; and
(b) if he has, before such appointment, received, ih lieu of a portion of the pensiondue to him in Iespegt of such previous service, 7 the commuted value thereof, by the amount of that portion of the ., pension: ' ~
Provided further that the salary and allowances payable to andother conditions of service of, the Chairperson or a Member shaii not be varied _to_ his disadvahtageafter his appointment. I . 8. (1) On ceasing te hold office, -theChaiI=person and every - Member shall be ineligible for— \ " (I) re-appéintmént as the Chairpersbn or a _ Member _of the Lokayukta;
(iI) any diplomatic assignment, appointment as ' __ . -- administrator of a Union territory and such other assignment or appointment Which is required 'by iaw to be made'b‘y th'e'Goi/e’rnoi by warrant under his hand anti seat;
Restrictionon . - employment by _ Chairperson and _ Member's after ceasing to hold ‘ office (III) further employment toany other office of profit .. under _the _Government of india or the - Government of a State;
(iv) contesting any election‘ o'f Piesidént or‘VIcel President or Member of either House of Parliament or Member 'of either House of a _ . State Legislature grMunICIpaiIty 9r: Panchayat .
within a period of five years from the date of relinquishing the post. -: . ~1 _ . _ I , , 7 (2) NOtwithstahding anythihg contained in Sub-' a Chairperson, if his total tenure as Member and_ 'Chairpersdn d'oes net exéeed five years " Explanatiqn. :— quthe. purposes- of this sectionr it is hereby clarified that‘where the Member is appointed as the Chairperson, his teltrh of office shalI—nbt be more than'five years in aggregate as the Member and the Chaitperson
9.(1) In the event of occurrence 6f any vaCancy in the Office of the Chairperson by reason of _his death ‘resighation or otherwise the Governor may, by _ notification authorize the senior-most Member to act as the Chairperson until the appointment of a new _ Chairperson to fill su'Ch vacancy ' section 61), a Member shall be eligible to be appointed as ' Member to" act as Chairp'ersoh ' or to discharge his functions'In certain.
circumstances.
Secretary, other officers and staff of Lokayukta.
Inquiry Wing.
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(2) When the Chairperson is unable to discharge his functions owing to absence on leave or otherwise, the senior—most Member available, as the Governor may, by notification, authorise in this behalf, shaII discharge the functions of the Chairperson untiI the date on which the Chairperson resumes his duties. '