Section 4
Term of office.
The Comptroller Auditor-General s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971
About this Act
An Act to determine the conditions of service of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and to prescribe his duties and powers and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The Comptroller and Auditor-General shall hold office for a term of six years
from the date on which he assumes such office:
Provided that where he attains the age of sixty-five years before the expiry of the said term of six years, he shall vacate such office on the date on which he attains the said age:
/ Provided further that he may, at any time, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
Explanation.--For the purpose of this section, the term of six years in respect of the Comptroller and Auditor-General holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be computed from the date on which he had assumed office.
Provided that where he attains the age of sixty-five years before the expiry of the said term of six years, he shall vacate such office on the date on which he attains the said age:
/ Provided further that he may, at any time, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
Explanation.--For the purpose of this section, the term of six years in respect of the Comptroller and Auditor-General holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be computed from the date on which he had assumed office.