Part V—The Union.—Arts. 58–61.
(2) A person shall not be eligible for election as President if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State or under any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the said Governments.
Explanation. For the purposes of this article, a person shall not be deemed to hold any office of profit by reason only that he is the President or Vice-President of the Union or the Governor[१]* * * of any State or is a Minister either for the Union or for any State.
Conditions of
President's office.
59. (1) The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State, and if a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State be elected President, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on the date on which he enters upon his office as President.
(2) The President shall not hold any other office of profit.
(3) The President shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of his official residences and shall be also entitled to such emoluments, allowances and privileges as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such emoluments, allowances and privileges as are specified in the Second Schedule.
(4) The emoluments and allowances of the President shall not be diminished during his term of office.
Oath or affirma-
tion by the Pre-
sident.
60. Every President and every person acting as President or discharging the functions of the President shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of India or, in his absence, the seniormost Judge of the Supreme Court available, an oath or affirmation in the following form, that is to say—
- "I, A. B., doswear in the name of Godsolemnly affirm
- that I will faithfully execute the office of President (or discharge the functions of the President) of India and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of India."
- "I, A. B., doswear in the name of Godsolemnly affirm
Procedure for
impeachment of
the President.
61. (1) When a President is to be impeached for violation of the Constitution, the charge shall be preferred by either House of Parliament.
- ↑ The words "or Rajpramukh or Uparajpramukh" omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.
