Constitutional Bodies

1. Election Commission

Article 324 to 329

Chief Election Commissioner - Chairman of Election Commission

and Election Commissioners

Appointment by oath -> President

Resignation -> President

Removal Article 124

65 Years or 6 Years retirement

Article 324 Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission

Article 325 No person to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to included in a special, electoral grounds of religion, race, caste or sex.

Article 326 Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage

Right to Vote - Constitutional Right - 61st Amendment

Right to Property - Constitution right and legal right

Article 327 Power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures

Article 328 Power of State Legislatures to make laws with respect to election to such legislatures

Article 329 Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters

- Court cannot inquire 327 and 328

- Election matters through election petition only

2. Public Service Commission

Watchdog of merit system in India

Chairman + such members determined by the President

9 to 11

Chairman

Appointed by oath - President

Resignation - President

Removal - After Supreme Court enquiry

Grounds:

1. Insolvent

2. Paid employment outside UPSC

3. Unfit mind or body

4. Mis behaviour

State Public Commission

Appointed by oath - Governor

Resignation/ Removal - Governor

Constitutional Bodies

1. Election Commission

2. UPSC

3. SPSC

4. Finance Commission

5. GST Council

6. NCSC

7. NCST

8. NCBC

9. Special officer for linguistic minorities

10. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)

11. Attorney General (AG)

12. Advocate General for State

Non - Constitutional Bodies

1. NITI ayog

2. NHRC

3. SHRC

4. CIC

5. SIC

6. CVC

7. CBI

8. Lokpal and Lokayuktas

9. NIA

10. NDMA

3. Finance Commission

Constitutional

Quasi Judicial

Secretary, Chairman + 4 (Remember the names)

1 Should be retired High Court Judge

1 Should be expert in economics

1 Should be expert in finance

1 should be expert in finance and accounts

Appointed by President

4. NCSC

Article 338

NCST - Separated by Article 338A by 89th Amendment in 2003

NCBC - Article 338B, 342A 102nd Amendment 2018

Chairman

Vice Chairman

Member

Appointment etc by President

(Remember the names)

5. Linguistic Minority Special Officer

Constitutional safeguard for linguistic minorities.

Governed by Ministry of Minority Affairs

Article 350B 7th Amendment, 1956

Allahabad (HQ)

Belgaum - Karnataka

Chennai - Tamil Nadu

Kolkata - West Bengal

6. CAG

Guardian of public purse

1st CAG V Narhari Rao 1948

Appointment - Oath - President

Removal (Article 124) - President

Resignation - President

Work - Pleasure of Presdient

Article 148 CAG

Article 149 Powers and Duties

Article 150 Advise of President

Article 151 Advise before Parliament, both houses

Philosopher, guide, friend to public accounts committee

- Select members

- Auditing revenue and expenses