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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—Chairperson; (b) the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly—Member; (c) the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly— Member; (d) the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court or a Judge of the said High Court nominated by the Chief Justice—Member; (e) one eminent jurist as recommended by the Chairperson and members reffered to in clauses (a) to (d) nominated by the Governor—Member. (2) No appointment of a Chairperson or a Member 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, finance including insurance and banking, law, anti- corruption policy, management, or in any other matter which, in the Appointment of Chairperson and Members on recommendation of Selection Committee. 6 opinion of the Selection Committee, may be useful in making selection of the 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 of the Lokayukta. (5) The term of the Search Committee referred to in sub-section (3), the fees and allowances payable to its members and the manner of selection of panel of names shall be such as may be prescribed.