The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987
8. Resignation and removal
1. The
Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member 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.
1.
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
misbehaviour 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 misbehaviour or incapacity of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member
referred to in sub-section (2).