Provisions as to Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
The Auditor-General of India holding office immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall, unless he has elected otherwise, become on such commencement the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and shall thereupon be entitled to such salaries and to such rights in respect of leave of absence and pension as are provided for under clause (3) of article 148 in respect of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and be entitled to continue to hold office until the expiration of his term of office as determined under the provisions which were applicable to him immediately before such commencement.
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Article 377, Constitution of India 1950
The Auditor-General of India holding office immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall, unless he has elected otherwise, become on such commencement the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and shall thereupon be entitled to such salaries and to such rights in respect of leave of absence and pension as are provided for under clause (3) of article 148 in respect of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and be entitled to continue to hold office until the expiration of his term of office as determined under the provisions which were applicable to him immediately before such commencement.
SUMMARY
Draft Article 310-A was not present in the Draft Constitution and was introduced in the Constituent Assembly by the Drafting Committee Chairman on 7 October 1949. This transitory provision of the Draft Constitution established that the Auditor-General of India who held office prior to the enactment of the Constitution would continue in office even after the Constitution came into force. Further, their salaries, allowances, leave and pension would be as provided under Article 124 of the Draft Constitution.
No amendments were introduced to the Draft Article and it was adopted as part of the Constitution on 7 October 1949.