National Environment Appellate Authority Act, 1997
8. Resignation and removal-
(1) The Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson or a
Member may, by notice writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign
his office:
Provided that the Chairperson, the
Vice-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.
(2) The Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson or a
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 Chairperson, the
Vice-Chairperson or a Member had been informed of the charges against him and
given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges.
(3) The President may suspend from office the
Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson or a Member in respect of whom a reference
has been made to the Supreme Court under sub-section (2) until the President
has passed orders on receipt of the report of the Supreme Court on such
reference.
(4) The Central Government may, by rules,
regulate the procedure for the investigation of misbehavior or incapacity of
the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson or a Member referred to in sub-section
(2).