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(1) The Chairperson and Members shall be appointed by the Governor by warrant under his hand and seal after obtaining the recommendations of a Selection Committee consisting of (a) the Chief Minister--{hairperson; (b) the Leader ol Opposition in the Legislative Assembly- Memberi (c) the Chiel Justice of the Gauhati High Court or a Judge ol the said High Court nominated by the Chlef Justice- Member ; (d) Chiet Secretary to the Government-Member. 10 (2) No appointment of a Chairperson or a N,'lember shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy in the Selection Committee. (3) The Selection Committee shall, for the purposes of selecting the Chairperson and Members of the Lokayukta and for preparing a panel of persons to be considered for appointment as such, constitute a Search Committee consisting of at least five persons of standing and having special knowledge and expertise in the matters relating to public administration. linance including insurance and banking, law, anti-corruption policy, management, or in any other matter which, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, may be uselulin making selection otthe Chairperson and Members of the Lokayukta: Provided that the Selection Committee may also consider any person other than the persons recommended by the Search Committee. (4) The Selection Committee shall regulate its own procedure in a transparent manner for selecting the Chairperson and Members ol the Lokayukta. (5) The term of the Search Committee relerred to in sub-section (3), the lees and allowances payable to ib members and the manner of selection of panel of names shall be such as may be prescribed.