Constitutional bodies
Appointment | Tenure | Removal | Process of removal | Eligibility for reappointment w/i govt | |
Attorney general (Advocate general) | President (governor) | Pleasure of President (governor) | President (governor) | No reason need to be mentioned | Yes |
Election Commission (SEC) | President (governor) | 6 years/ 65 | President | CEC and SEC by special majority
Other ECs on recommendation of CEC |
Yes |
Finance commission (SFC) | President (governor) | Specified by president | NA | NA | yes |
UPSC (SPSC) | President (governor) | 6 years/ 65 | President | After enquiry by supreme court | Members can become Chair, state members can become chair or member or chair of UPSC |
CAG | President | 6 years/ 65 | President | Special majority | NO |
Statutory bodies
Appointment | Committee members | Other members | tenure | Removal | |
NHRC (SHRC) | President (governor) | 6 (PM + LOP lok sabha) | Speaker, deputy CP RS, LOP RS, home minister | 5 years/ 70 | President after supreme court inquiry |
CIC (SIC) | President (governor) | 3 ((PM + LOP lok sabha) | Cabinet minister nominated by PM | 5 years/ 65 | President (governor for CIC) after supreme court inquiry |
CVC | President (governor) | 3 ((PM + LOP lok sabha) | Home minister | 5 years/ 65 | President after supreme court inquiry |
Lokpal | President | 5 (PM + LOP lok sabha | Speaker, CJI, eminent jurist | 5 years/ 70 | Like a supreme court judge |