Correct Answer – Option 3 : Judge of the Supreme Court

The correct answer is Judge of the Supreme Court.

• The Comptroller and Auditor – General of India can be removed from his office in like manner as Judge of the Supreme Court.

• Removal of the Comptroller and Auditor – General of India 
  • Comptroller and Auditor General of India is the apex authority responsible for external and internal audits of the expenses of the National and state governments.
  • It is popularly known as the CAG of India. 
  • ​CAG can be removed by the President only in accordance with the procedure mentioned in the Constitution that is the manner the same as the removal of a Supreme Court Judge.
  • He is ineligible to hold any office, either under the Government of India or of any state, once he retires/ resigns as a CAG.

• Powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  • Article 148: of the Constitution of India establishes the authority of this office. 
  • Article 149: Duties and Powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
  • Article 150: Form of Accounts of the Union of India and the States.
  • Article 151: To report to the President or to the Governors of the States on the accounts of the Union or State. 
• Shri Girish Chandra Murmu assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on 8th August 2020.
• Prior to this, Shri Murmu was the first Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.