The Constitution of India
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Official source(w.e.f.1.11.1956).
2. Inserted by the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, s.11 (w.e.f.5.10.1963).
189 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part XIV. - Services Under The Union And The States)
(2) A member of a Public Service Commission shall hold office for a term of six years
from the date on which he enters upon his office or until he attains, in the case of the Union
Commission, the age of sixty-five years, and in the case of a State Commission or a Joint
Commission, the age of 1[sixty-two years], whichever is earlier:
Provided that—
(a) a member of a Public Service Commission may, by writing under his hand
addressed, in the case of the Union Commission or a Joint Commission, to the
President, and in the case of a State Commission, to the Governor 2[***] of the State,
resign his office;
(b) a member of a Public Service Commission may be removed from his office in
the manner provided in clause (1) or clause (3) of article 317.
(3) A person who holds office as a member of a Public Service Commission shall, on
the expiration of his term of office, be ineligible for re-appointment to that office.
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