160 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
192 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEB. 26,1948
Provided that neither the salary of an AuditorGeneral nor his rights in respect of leave of absence, pension or age of retirement shall be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.
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Duties and powers of the AuditorGeneral.
Power of AuditorGeneral of India to give directions as to accounts.
(3) The Auditor-General shall not be eligible for further office either under the Government of India or under the Government of any State after he has ceased to hold his office.
(4) The salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of members of the staff of the AuditorGeneral shall be fixed by the Auditor-General in consultation with the President.
(5) The salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of the Auditor-General and members of his staff shall be charged upon the revenues of India.
- The Auditor-General shall perform such duties and exercise such powers in relation to the accounts of the Government of India and of the Government of any State as are or may be prescribed by or under any law made by Parliament.
Explanation.—In this article the expression “law made by Parliament” includes any existing law for the time being in force in the territory of India.
- The accounts of the Government of India shall be kept in such form as the Auditor-General of India may, with the approval of the President, prescribe and. in so far as the Auditor-General of India may, with the like approval, give any directions with regard to the methods or principles in accordance; with which any accounts of the Government of any State ought to be kept, it shall be the duty of the Government of the State to cause accounts to be kept accordingly.
Audit 127. The reports of the Auditor-General of India reports. relating to the accounts of the Government of India shall be submitted to the President, who shall cause them to be laid before Parliament.