Trade Marks Act, 1999
89. Resignation and removal.-
(1) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any other
Member may, by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the President of
India, resign his office.
Provided that the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any
other Member shall, unless the is permitted by the President of India or
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 earlier.
(2) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any other
Member shall not be removed from his office except by an order made by the
President of India on the ground of proved misbehavior or incapacity after an
inquiry made by a Judge of the Supreme Court in which the Chairman or other
Member had been informed of the charges against him and given a reasonable
opportunity of being heard is respect of those charges.
(3) The Central Government may, by rules,
regulate the produce for the investigation of misbehavior or incapacity of the
Chairman or other Member referred to in sub-section (2).