Article 148 of the Constitution of India

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Article 148 of the Constitution of India establishes the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, outlining its appointment, independence, and core constitutional status as the supreme audit authority of the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
aimsTo safeguard financial accountability of the Union and the States ⓘ
cameIntoForceWith enactment of the Constitution of India on 26 January 1950 ⓘ
category Indian constitutional law ⓘ
classifiesAs constitutional authority ⓘ
defines constitutional status of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ⓘ
designatesAs supreme audit institution of India ⓘ
ensures independence of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ⓘ
establishesOffice Comptroller and Auditor General of India ⓘ
formsBasisFor statutory elaboration in the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 ⓘ
foundIn Chapter V of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Part V of the Constitution of India ⓘ
intendedTo ensure autonomy of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India from the legislature and the executive ⓘ
legalSystem common law system of India ⓘ
linkedTo Articles 149 to 151 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
partOf Constitution of India ⓘ
protects independence of the audit function from the executive ⓘ
providesFor appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ⓘ
conditions of service of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ⓘ
removal procedure of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ⓘ
security of tenure of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ⓘ
providesThat Comptroller and Auditor General of India shall not hold any other office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State after retirement ⓘ
salary and conditions of service of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India shall not be varied to his disadvantage after appointment ⓘ
relatesTo accountability of the executive ⓘ
public audit ⓘ
public finance ⓘ
requires Comptroller and Auditor General of India to be appointed by the President of India ⓘ
restricts removal of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India to a process similar to that of a judge of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
subjectTo constitutional amendment procedure under Article 368 of the Constitution of India ⓘ

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