Companies Act, 2013
417.
Removal
of Members.
1. The Central
Government may, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, remove from
office the President, Chairperson or any Member, who—
a.
has
been adjudged an insolvent; or
b.
has
been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government,
involves moral turpitude; or
c.
has
become physically or mentally incapable of acting as such President, the
Chairperson, or Member; or
d.
has
acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially
his functions as such President, the Chairperson or Member; or
e.
has
so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to
the public interest:
Provided
that the President, the Chairperson or the Member shall not be removed on any
of the grounds specified in clauses (b ) to (e ) without giving him
a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
1.
2. Without prejudice to
the provisions of sub-section (1 ), the President, the Chairperson or the
Member shall not be removed from his office except by an order made by the
Central Government on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity after an
inquiry made by a Judge of the Supreme Court nominated by the Chief Justice of
India on a reference made to him by the Central Government in which such
President, the Chairperson or Member had been informed of the charges against
him and given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
3. The Central
Government may, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of India, suspend
from office, the President, the Chairperson or Member in respect of whom
reference has been made to the Judge of the Supreme Court under sub-section (2 )
until the Central Government has passed orders on receipt of the report of the
Judge of the Supreme Court on such reference.
4. The Central
Government shall, after consultation with the Supreme Court, make rules to
regulate the procedure for the inquiry on the ground of proved misbehaviour or
incapacity referred to in sub-section (2 ).