The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
9. Resignation and Removal.
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(1) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Members
may, by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his
office:
Provided that the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or
other Member shall unless he is permitted by the President to relinquish his
office sooner, continue to hold office until the expiry of three months from
the date of receipt of such notice or until a person duly appointed as his
successor enters upon his office or until the expiry of his term of office,
whichever is the earliest.
(2) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any other
Member shall not be removed from his office except by an order made by the
President on the ground of proved misbehavior or incapacity after an inquiry
made by a Judge of the Supreme Court in which such Chairman, Vice-Chairman or
other Member had been informed of the charges against him and given a
reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges.
(3) The Central Government may, by rules,
regulate the procedure for the investigation of misbehavior or incapacity of
the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member referred to in sub-section (2).