before him or her.
(2)
(a)
A judicial officer may be removed from office only for—
inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising from
infirmity of body or mind;
(b) misbehaviour or misconduct; or
(c) incompetence,
but only in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(3) The President shall remove a judicial officer if the question of his
or her removal has been referred to a tribunal appointed under clause (4) of
this article and the tribunal has recommended to the President that he or she
ought to be removed from office on any ground described in clause (2) of this
article.
(4) The question whether the removal of a judicial officer should be
investigated shall be referred to the President by either the Judicial Service
Commission or the Cabinet with advice that the President should appoint a
tribunal; and the President shall then appoint a tribunal consisting of—
(a) in the case of the Chief Justice, the Deputy Chief Justice or the
Principal Judge, five persons who are or have been justices of the
Supreme Court or are or have been judges of a court having
similar jurisdiction or who are advocates of at least twenty years’
standing;
(b) in the case of a justice of the Supreme Court or a justice of
Appeal, three persons who are or have been justices of the
Supreme Court or who are or have been judges of a court of
similar jurisdiction or who are advocates of at least fifteen years’
standing; or
(c) in the case of a judge of the High Court, three persons who are or
have held office as judges of a court having unlimited jurisdiction
in civil and criminal matters or a court having jurisdiction in
appeals from such a court or who are advocates of at least ten
years’ standing.
(5) If the question of removing a judicial officer is referred to a
tribunal under this article, the President shall suspend the judicial officer
from performing the functions of his or her office.
(6) A suspension under clause (5) of this article shall cease to have
effect if the tribunal advises the President that the judicial officer suspended