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How is a judge of the Supreme Court removed from office?
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
A judge may be removed only by an order of the President passed after an address by each House of Parliament, supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting, on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
No citable source has been recorded for this record. Treat it as practice material, not as fact.
Explanation
The difficulty of the procedure is itself a safeguard of judicial independence.
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