{"id":363373,"date":"2026-05-22T15:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=363373"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:59:15","slug":"judges-inquiry-act-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/judges-inquiry-act-1968\/","title":{"rendered":"Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The Judges Inquiry Committee submitted its report on allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363383\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-363383\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Lawmint.jpg?resize=300%2C174&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Lawmint.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Lawmint.jpg?w=518&amp;ssl=1 518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Lawmint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968<\/strong>\u00a0explains the<strong> procedure for the removal of judges<\/strong> from office <strong>through parliamentary process<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Constitutional Backing:<\/strong> The Constitution provides that a <strong>judge can be removed only by an order of the President<\/strong> based on a <strong>motion passed by both Houses of Parliament.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Article 124<\/strong> deals with the <strong>removal of a Supreme Court judge,<\/strong> while<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 218<\/strong> deals with the <strong><strong>removal of a High Court judge.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Note<\/strong>: The <strong>Constitution does not use the word \u2018impeachment\u2019<\/strong>, but the term is commonly used for these proceedings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grounds for Removal:<\/strong> A judge may be removed from office on the grounds of \u2018<strong>proven misbehaviour or incapacity\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Initiating the Motion:<\/strong> An impeachment motion may <strong>originate in either House of Parliament.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>At <strong>least 100 Lok Sabha members<\/strong> or <strong>50 Rajya Sabha members<\/strong> must submit a <strong>signed notice to the Speaker or Chairman respectively.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Presiding Officer may admit or reject the motion<\/strong> after examining the material.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The 3-Member Inquiry Committee:<\/strong> If the <strong>motion is admitted<\/strong>, a <strong>three-member committee<\/strong> is formed consisting of<strong> a Supreme Court judge, the Chief Justice of a High Court, and a distinguished jurist.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Parliamentary Procedure:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Investigation:<\/strong> The committee conducts the <strong>investigation<\/strong> and allows the <strong>judge to present a written defence<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Report Submission:<\/strong> The committee <strong>submits its report to the Speaker or Chairman,<\/strong> who lays it before Parliament.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Special Majority:<\/strong> The motion must be <strong>passed by a majority of the total membership and by at least two-thirds of members present and voting in both Houses.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Presidential Order:<\/strong> <strong>After approval in both Houses<\/strong>, the <strong>motion is sent to the President for removal of the judge.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Judges Inquiry Committee submitted its report on allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. About Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968\u00a0explains the procedure for the removal of judges from office through parliamentary process. 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