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Article 148 of the Constitution of India

Article
148
Chapter
CHAPTER IV.—T HE UNION JUDICIARY
Index row title
(1) There shall be a Comptroller and Auditor-
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
3608ed41-e46c-40bf-a11f-817f07510cbc

282 words

Verbatim text

General of India who shall be appointed by the Presidentby warrant under his hand and seal and shall only beremoved from office in like manner and on the likegrounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court.Interpretation. Comptroller and Auditor-Generalof India.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part V. —The Union. —Arts. 146—148.)73 (2) Every person appointed to be the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India shall, before he enters uponhis office, make and subscribe before the President, orsome person appointed in that behalf by him, an oath oraffirmation according to the form set out for the purposein the Third Schedule. (3) The salary and other conditions of service of the Comptroller and Auditor-General shall be such as maybe determined by Parliament by law and, until they areso determined, shall be as specified in the SecondSchedule: Provided that neither the salary of a Comptroller and Auditor-General nor his rights in respect of leave ofabsence, pension or age of retirement shall be varied tohis disadvantage after his appointment. (4) The Comptroller and Auditor-General shall not be eligible for further office either under the Governmentof India or under the Government of any State after hehas ceased to hold his office. (5) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and of any law made by Parliament, the conditions of serviceof persons serving in the Indian Audit and AccountsDepartment and the administrative powers of theComptroller and Auditor-General shall be such as maybe prescribed by rules made by the President afterconsultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General. (6) The administrative expenses of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General, including all salaries,allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of thepersons serving in that office, shall be charged upon theConsolidated Fund of India.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 148 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER IV.—T HE UNION JUDICIARY”.
  • The passage runs to about 282 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions privacy, search and seizure — it protects privacy or limits searching a person, their home or their communications (the words used: “warrant”); it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “salary”).

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