Right to Information Act, 2005
Section - 14 - Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner
Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner.
14. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the Chief Information Commissioner or any Information Commissioner shall be removed from his office only by order of the President on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity after the Supreme Court, on a reference made to it by the President, has, on inquiry, reported that the Chief Information Commissioner or any Information Commissioner, as the case may be, ought on such ground be removed.
(2) The President may suspend from office, and if deem necessary prohibit also from attending the office during inquiry, the Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner in respect of whom a reference has been made to the Supreme Court under sub-section (1) until the President has passed orders on receipt of the report of the Supreme Court on such reference.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the President may by order remove from office the Chief Information Commissioner or any Information Commissioner if the Chief Information Commissioner or an Information Commissioner, as the case may be,-
| (a) | - | is adjudged an insolvent; or |
| (b) | - | has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the President, invol .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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