1. Judges Enquiry Act, 1968
  2. National Judicial Commission Act
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. None of these
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Option 1 : Judges Enquiry Act, 1968

The correct answer is option 1, i.e, Judges Enquiry Act, 1968.

  • The Judges Enquiry Act, 1968 regulates the procedure relating to the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court by the process of Impeachment.
  • A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed from his office by an order of the President.
  • No judges of the Supreme Court has been impeached so far.
  • Impeachment motions of Justice V Ramaswami (1991-1993) and the Justice Dipak Misra (2017-2018) were defeated in the Parliament.
  • The President can issue the removal order after an address by Parliament has been presented in same session for such removal.
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