Article 317 of the Constitution of India

Commission shall only be removed from his office byRemoval and suspension of amember of a PublicService Commission. 1Ins. by the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, s. 11. 2Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-first Amendment) Act, 1976, s. 2, for “sixty years”. 3The words “or Rajpramukh” omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XIV. —Services under the Union and the States.— Arts. 316—317.)187 order of the President on the ground of misbehaviour after the Supreme Court, on reference being made to it by the President, has, on inquiry held in accordance withthe procedure prescribed in that behalf under article 145,reported that the Chairman or such other member, as thecase may be, ought on any such ground to be removed. (2) The President, in the case of the Union Commission or a Joint Commission, and the Governor 1*** in the case of a State Commission, may suspend from office theChairman or any other member of the Commission inrespect of whom a reference has been made to the SupremeCourt under clause (1) until the President has passed orders on receipt of the report of the Supreme Court on such reference. (3) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), the President may by order remove from office the Chairmanor any other member of a Public Service Commission if the Chairman or such other member, as the case may be,— (a) is adjudged an insolvent; or (b) engages during his term of office in any paid employment outside the duties of his office; or (c) is, in the opinion of the President, unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind orbody. (4) If the Chairman or any other member of a Public Service Commission is or becomes in any way concernedor interested in any contract or agreement made by or onbehalf of the Government of India or the Government ofa State or participates in any way in the profit thereof orin any benefit or emolument arising therefrom otherwise than as a member and in common with the other members of an incorporated company, he shall, for thepurposes of clause (1), be deemed to be guilty of misbehaviour. 1The words “or Rajpramukh” omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XIV. —Services under the Union and the States.— Art. 317.)188