Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007
9. Resignation and
removal
1.
The
Chairperson or a Member may, by notice in writing under his hand addressed to
the President, resign his office:
Provided that the
Chairperson or a 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.
1.
2.
The
Chairperson or a Member shall not be removed from his office except by an order
made by the President on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity after
an inquiry made by a sitting Judge of the Supreme Court in which such
Chairperson 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 misbehaviour or incapacity of the Chairperson or other Member referred to in
sub-section (2).