Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following statements are correct?
(a) Chairman of State Public Service Commission is appointed by the Governor.
(b) Tenure of Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission is six years.
(c) The Chairman of the State Public Service Commission can hold office till the age of 65 years.
(d) The Governor can remove the members.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Option 1.
Key PointsState Public Service Commission
Appointment
- Chairman and other members of the SPSC are appointed by the Governor of the State. Hence statement a is correct.
Term of Office:
- A member of the SPSC shall hold office for a term of six years or till the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier: Hence statement b is correct, & C is incorrect.
Reappointment:
- Any person who has once held the office as a member of a Public Service Commission is ineligible for reappointment to that office.
Resignation:
- A member of a State Public Service Commission may resign from his/her office by submitting the written resignation to the Governor of the State.
Removal/Suspension of Members:
- The Chairman or any other member of SPSC shall only be removed from his/her office by order of the President of India. Hence statement d is incorrect.
- The Governor of the state shall suspend the Chairman or any other member from his/her office in respect of whom a reference has been made to the Supreme Court.
- The conditions for removal of members are the same as those of the UPSC.
Regulating the Conditions of Service:
- In the case of the SPSC, the Governor of the State performs the same duties that are performed by the President of India in case of UPSC.
Restriction of Power:
- The conditions of service of a member of SPSC shall not be amended after his/her appointment that may lead to his/her disadvantage.
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