law: The Right to Information Act, 2005
  CHAPTER IV
  The
  
  State Information Commission
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  1.   Every State
  
  Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a body to
  
  be known as the ......... (name of the State) Information Commission to
  
  exercise the powers conferred on, and to perform the functions assigned to, it
  
  under this Act.  
  2.   The State Information
  
  Commission shall consist of-
  a.   the State Chief
  
  Information Commissioner, and
  b.   such number of State
  
  Information Commissioners, not exceeding ten, as may be deemed necessary.
  
   
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  3.   The State Chief
  
  Information Commissioner and the State Information Commissioners shall be
  
  appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of a committee consisting of-
  
     
   
  
  
  
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    the
  
  Chief Minister, who shall be the Chairperson of the committee;
   
  
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    the
  
  Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly; and
   
  
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    a
  
  Cabinet Ministrer to be nominated by the Chief Minister.  
  Explanation.-For the
  
  purposes of removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that where the Leader of
  
  Opposition in the Legislative Assembly has not been recognised as such, the
  
  Leader of the single largest group in opposition of the Government in the
  
  Legislative Assembly shall be deemed to be the Leader of Opposition.  
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  4.   The general
  
  superintendence, direction and management of the affairs of the State
  
  Information Commission shall vest in the State Chief Information Commissioner
  
  who shall be assisted by the State Information Commissioners and may exercise
  
  all such powers and do all such acts and things which may be exercised or done
  
  by the State Information Commission autonomously without being subjected to
  
  directions by any other authority under this Act.  
  5.   The State Chief
  
  Information Commissioner and the State Information Commissioners shall be
  
  persons of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in law,
  
  science and technology, social service, management, journalism, mass media or
  
  administration and governance.  
  6.   The State Chief
  
  Information Commissioner or a State Information Commissioner shall not be a
  
  Member of Parliament or Member of the Legislature of any State or Union
  
  territory, as the case may be, or hold any other office of profit or connected
  
  with any political party or carrying on any business or pursuing any
  
  profession.  
  7.   The headquarters of
  
  the State Information Commission shall be at such place in the State as the
  
  State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify and the
  
  State Information Commission may, with the previous approval of the State
  
  Government, establish offices at other places in the State.