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Directions: Choose the best option. The Constitution does not provide for removal by an address of Parliament (impeachment-type procedure) in the case of

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Directions: Choose the best option.
The Constitution does not provide for removal by an address of Parliament (impeachment-type procedure) in the case of
  1. The Chief Justice of a High Court
  2. The Chief Justice of India
  3. The Governor
  4. A Judge of the Supreme Court

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - The Governor
Judges of the Supreme Court (including the Chief Justice of India) and of High Courts can be removed only by an order of the President after an address by both Houses of Parliament (Art 124(4), 217, 218). A Governor holds office during the pleasure of the President (Art 156) and has no such procedure.

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