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"' -' ... ,<; ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . ' -, _ 5 Cm)iitwns of ferVtce of Comm1~swner --(I) ~A' person' appomted as ..,_ · Commis~JOner shall hold ofllcc fm ·a tc1 niof fi\'c vea1" f1 om the date on \\•hich' he ente1 ~ ~pon lm ·office oi tdl'he attam~'the a'g~ of ~c>venty year'>, '' h1chever \ is cr1rlicr • ~f.. ~ :a. ... 1 J _ _: .. :- .. ..._: , , :~ !;" • I ~• .. • ~ r-'. ._ • "' 1: - ·,~ -- • '\ <- • • 1 ~~ ,. ~ ....;. ~~ ~ .,. ... • 1 I ,., t > • - J .. ll • O , ,- .;.· . , (2) ·: Ot;~'c~asmg, _to hold _ofl1_ce;. a. CommJ~<;io_!1c;,l ~shall ,l?e ·mcl~gJble fm 1eappom~mcnt a~ CommJSS]()IleJ ot fm fL11 thc1 appomtm~nt e1ther unde1 the '9o~cmmcnt' of. Kcra]a 01 unde'i any puh!Jc undertAking of the State G • '- ~ '( 0 4 \ .. ~ • ' /., • rr ~ ,., • · .overn1nent. •. · ~ -<_. • • - .,. ··- _ ., . -• • , l ... 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' J; ,"' "" rl I -"":.p .. ,J:t. •• '".:r~~·'"'',. ,,'•":::--~· .. ,,....j· •'' (b). ~be:Jemovcd ·from Ill~ omce' 111 accordance with thc:prOVI~JOns - ..... ··-·.: · · · of su h-~ectH)n ( 4) - , · · ... -~.:. 'c: l • • •• ·: • ~ . .. .. " ··-.. .., ' .. ,.. ~ .. L .. , .. L. .._ "\'lao .. .. 1 ~ - ~ ,. • ~ -. J "',.._ - • .. ..., - 0 .._:"r -.• 1/1 • .,.. , .,. • :'---· (4) A· Corilnli~SIOnC·T shall~not• fbe'·rernova\ '/rom hiS office ex_cept •by 'an .ordc1 of tlie Go\•crnor r.as<;ed 'after an ,address by the Legtsl.atJve A <;sombly,-support eel by· a :·maJor'Jt y of, tlle~total mcmherslnp o~ the Hou<;e 'ana b~; a majoiHy;;of ?not lc.;~ tl]an two::'thJrd~ of· t·hC memb~r~ of t~1e. LcgJsl]atiVC .A~~embly 'ple<;ent and~' votmg'·ha~·- b~cn presen~'Cd. to t·hc Governor:m the-~ame·~es<>JDn-for such remm·al on the'gJounu-of proved ffilSbehavtour or' mcapaCity:- "~ -.' ~- ... '" ' . I..:: .: I t ' I ~ ' t I \ > lit 0 > \- I J •• r ' . ' • . ~ I .. • •• -· ,j ·~ .._.; .. ' - . 47 (5) The procedure to1 the pre~entatJOn ot an add1e~~ and for the 111\'C~tigdltJon and proof of the Illl~behaviour 01 mcapacJty ot a Com- ll11S~Ioner under -.ub-seci1on (4) ~hall be -.uch a~ may be pre~cJ 1bed by dll order of the Governor and approved by the LegJ-.Iatlve As~embly '(6) A Commi'>'>IOnel shall h.1ve the hke ~tatu~, ~hall be entitled to the ~«me ~alary, allow<~nLe~ diHI perNon al)d ~h,dl be ~ubjed !o the same conditJOns ot serv1ce, a~ -a Judge ot the I-T1gh Court of Kerdla Prov1ded t•hat the ~tdtu~. ~clla.ry, aiLO\\dth..e~. pcn~1011 ,1Jld coltdttJons of ~ervicc of a '>llllllg or <1 ret1red Judge ol the ~upreme Court appo111ted as Commr'>'>Jonei -.hall be '>uch a-. ·may be ,,1,·,·rfred by the GO\ e nor Provtded lutthei that the salary. allowance~ and pen~ron payable to, and other Londrtton'> of .;;crv1Cc of, ,1 Commr'>'>IOner ~hall not be vaned to lm cltsadvantage attt~r hr~ clppomtn'cnt 6 Oath of Office -Ev7ry pe1 <>on appomted a~ Comm1~~Ioner shall, before he enter~ upon h1~ ofttce. make «nd -;ub~crrbe befoic the Governor 01 ~omc per~on appomted Ill that behult bv h1m. an oath 01 affirmatwn c1cwrdmg to ·the form -.et out hereunder:- "!, A. B, hav1ng been appomtcd Commh'>IOner do ~wear m the name of God;solemnly affirm that I will ht:JI true faJt•h and allegtance to the Con'>tttullon of lnd1a a" by ,Jaw e-.tablr~hed and that 1 wtll duly and far<ttJtfully and to the bc~t of my .1brllty, knowledge. and Judgement pcrfotm the dutJC\ of my office without teM or favour. affcctron 01 Ill- will " 7 Staff of CommtHton- (I) The Comnm~:on shdl.l hd\·e a Sc<.rctary and such ot•her officers and employee~ a<; m..1y be pre~cnbcd by the Govci nor 111 con~ultat10n wr'lh the Commts<;ro'l to a~SI'it the Commi~~ron Ill the cxcrc1~e of 1ts powcrs and the d1~'-h,11 g.: of Ib functions under thrs Ad (2) The cond1tron'> of service of the ~t:cretary and oth~r ofh~..crs and employees .;;hall be :-u1..h a<; may be pte<;u1hed by the Governoi 111 con~ultation with the Commh~JOI1 (3) Appomtment of •the SeLretMy and o1'11cr oftlccro;; <~r1ll employees ~hall be· made by the Commr'>~ton Provrded that whete ~ueh appomtment ~~ made by d11cd Jc-crurtmcnt the Kerala Pubhc Serv1ce Commr<;sion :,.hall be consulted (4) fhc rule!> tor ~Iesetvatron of appomtmen~ dlhl po-.t·s in Government service m favour ·ot the Scheuuled Castes, Scheduled Trtbcs and Other Backw'ard Classes of CJ!Izcns shall, muraus murandts, apply to appomLmenb to be made by the Commis'>I'On under '>Ub-~ectroll (l). \ • • _48 ' .. (5) WJt•hout prctuchcc to the provr-,ron~. of ~ub-sectron~ (1), (2), (3) and (4), the Comnmsron may, for t·he purpo~c of dcalrng \~Jth •Jny partJculaJ case or cia~~ of ca,~s, ~ecure- . (1) ·the serVJCC<; of dllY ofliccJ 01 employee 01 HlVCS!Ig<Hrng agency of the Govcrnmeot ol Keral.t w1th the concul!encc of that Gove1nmcnt, or _ ,(u) the <,ervrce<> of any other person or agency. . ' (6) The term<> and conclrtJon-; of <;crvrcc of t·hc officer~. employees, agcncre~ ·and pcr~on-; 1 clcJtccl to 111 ~ub-'iectron (5) ~hall be '-LtCh as· may be prescJrbeJ by t•hc GovcrnClr 111 lOW;uJ,tatron wrth the Commr~<;ron' . ' . ' . •• (7) Jn the dr~chargc ,of thc1r fund ron~ under thr-; Act_ o!hc .officer~ <~nd employees ref erred to 111 ~ub--,ecllon (I) and the officer:,. employee!>, agenne:, ami person~ Jefellccl to m '>Ub--,ectlon (5) ~hall be subJect ·to the exclUSIVe aommr;,tratrve contJOI and ,cllre-etron of the Commr~~IOll \ . - .8., Pelltwn for l?llltatmg prou:edmgs.~l) Any person other than a public servant or a ·~enrce .d!>SOCJat1on .or a trade unron mJy. pre!>ent a petJtt'rin to t'hc Comml'>\1011 ~lth' a[,- a'udrtronal copy fol SCI\ ICC on the. oppo~1tc party requc.;;tlllg thJt di'IY a~lcgatron ot cor 1 upt1on \ .:ga1n~t a·ny publlc man <;pccrfied 111 'U{;h [JClrtron nMy be mveqrgatccl untlcJ :thr;, Act .. ~"' - . . . , (2) Every petJtron under '>Ub-.;;ectror\ ~l) shall be dClOmpanrcd by an affidav,,t m support of the .. lllcgatron co!l'tamcd thcJ em and a tr cd..)ury rcce1pt cv_Jdencmg the dcpo~rt ut. d ''>llnl ot five hund1 eel 1 upe~s ' · Provided that no :,uch trc:d~·ury rece1pt ~hall be n~ces~ar y whe1 e the pet1t1on 1s presented JOII)tly ·by not kss. than ten members of the Legrs- ldtJve rAssCJTJbly. . ' (3) ·Every' pet1t1on undc1 ~ub-~edi<m ( l) a~ \..,cJl a~ dny .;;chedulc or annexure thereto ~hall be 'venfied ·m· t•he mdiuier !ard clowi1 111 the Code of Clv1l P10cedure, 1908 (CentJal Aot 5 of 1908), for t·he ·vcn- ficatiOn of plcadmgs. ' • . ._, • - -4 I . . (4) The pe1son who pie'\ents a P"tltiOn under <>ub-:,ection (I) 01 <~ny other pe1 :,on shdll not publr~h or c.au-,e to be pubiJ~hed ihe contenb of the petitiOn m any mdnner wha.t.;;oevci ~ I • • -~ ~--· f I • (5) Anv pe1 ~pn \\ ho contravene~ the prOVI'>IOilS o,f ;;ub-q;ctl?n (4) '>hull be pum~hable wrth 1mpn,onmcnt for a .te.rm wl.11c.,h may cx·tcnd-to two· years, or with .fine, 'or w1th both. ~ • · ; \~ ... · 9 Comm/\1/011 nor ro' mttt~te- proceedmg~ m cetuun ca1e\ .....:.The ( Comm1~sron -·shall not ~o·nduct any lnve~tr.gat ron under t'h rs J\ct,- (a) rf the ~llegdtiOn ot , co1 rupt1on ·mcJitJoned lll the petition has been the subJect mat,ter of another· mvest.Igation 01 mqlllry ' 1 ' \ ' . . 49 • ·or other proccedmgs by or before a Commisston of lnquir). appomted under the CommJ<>SJon~ of InqUiry Act, 1952 or . any otber Commi~sion appo nted by the Gov.::;nment, or (b) if the petition docs not ·comply w1th the provi~Ions of .sectiOn 8, 01 (c) If the corruption IS ~JIIcged to have taken place before a penod of five years ImmedJilJtely prrc-edmg the commence- ment of this Act, or (d) 1f. the petitiOn under section 8 ha.s bef:'n presented after the exp1ry of a pe1 1od of twen~y-four months frO!ll the date on which the con up I 1011 IS alleged to have tak~n place, or (e) m respect of corruption allegf:'d to have tak~n place w,.thm a penod of five years Immediat,elly precedmg the commence: ment of lh!s Aot, 1f the presentation of the petitiOn IS after the exp1ry of a peuod of twenty-four months from the date on which 1he corruption IS alleged to have taken place or six months from such commencement, whichever is later. • 10 Prellmi~ary mvestigatwn -{1) On rece1pt of a petition under sect1on 8 contammg any allegation of corruptwn agamst a public man, 1he CommJs~1on sham, m a ca£e not falbng under sectiOn 9, scrutm1se such allgat10n and ~hall furmsh a copy of ilhe pet1tion to the public man and also g1ve the petJtioneJ and the public man concerned an opportun11ty of bemg heard m the matter. .. (2) The CommiSSion shalll call for any relevant mformation or document m respect of the allegatiOn of corruption from the petitiOner or the Govemment or any other pe1son or aulhonty who or wh1ch, m the opm10n of the CommiSSIOn IS 111 pos~e~s1on ol sur..h nfoJmdtJon or document, and thereupon the pet1t1oner or the Gove1nmen: or such other person or authonty shall be bound to furnish such mf0rma,tton or produce such document. (3) Every prehmmary investigation under this section shall be conducted m pnvate and 111 camera and m particular the Identity of the petittoner, If any, or the pubJtc man affected by such mvesugat10n shall not be disclosed to the publtc or ~·he press whe>ther before, dunng or after such mvcstigation (4) Save as aforesaid, the procedu1e for conducting any such investigatiOn shall be such as may be prescnbed by the Governor m .consultam with the CommiSSion. II. Result of preliminary investigation and further action.-(1) If, after the preliminary investiga:tion under sectiOn 10, the Commiss10n 1S S•J3268J85iMC, • • so Of the opuiion that tihe ·afilegat10n of oo,r,ruption is without substance ot .thv1al If!. nature or that further investigatiOn IS not likely to prove useful, , 1t shali record a findmg to that effect and repoi-t ~o the Government • ~ accordmgly, SJt&mg tJhe r~asons for such findmg , . (2) The C~nilmss10n shahl, m cases not falling under sub-rule (l), proceed . to make ·a detatled mvest1gatJOn m regard to the alLegation of conuption. • (3) The Comrrnss1on shall, subject 1o ;the provisions of th1s Aci and •of 1he rules made thereunder, have power to regulate 1ts own procedure mdludmg the fixmg of the time and place of s1ttmg. . . (4) The pubLc n1in agamst whom corruption has been alleged ~and the petitiOner, 1f any, shall have the nghit to be represented m person or by counsel. (5) In every detailed investJgation under ·l:his ·Act, the Government shall be made a party. (6) The ComJlllssJon may, Jf it ~Jdcrs necessary" to do so, havmg regatrd to the· nature and cu·cumsta.:nces of the case under mvest1- gatwn, appomt a counseU to ass1st 1t on ·such te1ms and conditions as may be prescr1bed. (7) The' Commission may, at any stage, also permit- (a) any witness, or (b) any other person • who claliDS that he is to be represented m person or by counsel to take such part m the procecdmgs as the Co111Il1JssJOn may, m th~ mterest of JU~tJce, thmks fit.