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Unit 8: Legal Environment

2. CIC/IC shall not be a Member of Parliament or Member of the Legislature of any State or Notes
Union Territory. He shall not hold any other office of profit or connected with any political
party or carrying on any business or pursuing any profession (S.12).
3. Appointment Committee includes Prime Minister (Chair), Leader of the Opposition in
the Lok Sabha and one Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister.

Term of Office and Other Service Conditions of CIC

1. CIC shall be appointed for a term of 5 years from date on which he enters upon his office
or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
2. CIC is not eligible for reappointment.
3. Salary will be the same as that of the Chief Election Commissioner. This will not be varied
to the disadvantage of the CIC during service (S.13).

Term of Office and Other Service Conditions of IC

1. IC 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 sixty-five years, whichever is earlier and shall not be eligible
for reappointment as IC.
2. Salary will be the same as that of the Election Commissioner. This will not be varied to the
disadvantage of the IC during service.
3. IC is eligible for appointment as CIC but will not hold office for more than a total of five
years including his/her term as IC (S.13).

State Information Commission

1. The State Information Commission will be constituted by the State Government through
a Gazette notification. It will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) and
not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (SIC) to be appointed by the Governor.

2. Oath of office will be administered by the Governor according to the form set out in the
First Schedule.
3. The headquarters of the State Information Commission shall be at such place as the State
Government may specify. Other offices may be established in other parts of the State with
the approval of the State Government.

4. The Commission will exercise its powers without being subjected to any other authority.

The Term of Office and Other Service Conditions of SCIC/SIC

The Appointments Committee will be headed by the Chief Minister. Other members include
the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and one Cabinet Minister nominated
by the Chief Minister. The qualifications for appointment as SCIC/SIC shall be the same as that
for Central Commissioners.
The salary of the State Chief Information Commissioner will be the same as that of an Election
Commissioner. The salary of the State Information Commissioner will be the same as that of the
Chief Secretary of the State Government (S.15).

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