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Article 319 — On ceasing to hold office—

Article
319
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—S ERVICES
Index row title
On ceasing to hold office—
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
9e3f3fa2-f4a5-4423-9994-120efa01ad41

248 words

Verbatim text

(a) the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission shall be ineligible for further employment either under the Government of Indiaor under the Government of a State; (b) the Chairman of a State Public Service Commission shall be eligible for appointment as the Chairman or any other member of the Union Public Service Commission or as the Chairman of any otherState Public Service Commission, but not for anyother employment either under the Government ofIndia or under the Government of a State; (c) a member other than the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission shall be eligiblefor appointment as the Chairman of the Union PublicService Commission, or as the Chairman of a StatePublic Service Commission, but not for any otheremployment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State; (d) a member other than the Chairman of a State Public Service Commission shall be eligible for appointment as the Chairman or any other memberPower to make regulations as toconditions ofservice of membersand staff of theCommission. Prohibition as to the holding ofoffices by membersof Commission onceasing to be suchmembers. 1The words “or Rajpramukh” omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ((Part XIV. —Services under the Union and the States.— Arts. 318—319.)189 of the Union Public Service Commission or as the Chairman of that or any other State Public ServiceCommission, but not for any other employment eitherunder the Government of India or under the Government of a State.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 319 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—S ERVICES”.
  • The row is titled “On ceasing to hold office—”.
  • The passage runs to about 248 words.

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