4.6. Removal

The President may remove the Chairperson or any other Member if he:

♤ Is adjudged an insolvent; or

♤ Engages during his term of office in any paid employment outside the duties of his office; or

♤ Is unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body; or

♤ Is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or

♤ Is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence, which in the opinion of the President involves moral turpitude.

Additionally, the Chairperson or any other Member of the Commission shall only be removed from his office by order of the President on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. However, in these cases, the President has to refer the matter to the Supreme Court for an inquiry. If the Supreme Court, after the inquiry, upholds the cause of removal and advises so, then the President can remove the Chairman or a member.