A member of the Haryana Public Service Commission can be removed from office by:
- A.The Governor of Haryana
- B.The President of India
- C.The Chief Minister of Haryana
- D.The Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the President of India. Article 317 provides that the chairman or a member of a State Public Service Commission may be removed from office only by order of the President, on the ground of misbehaviour, after the Supreme Court has held an inquiry and reported that he ought to be removed; the President may also remove him for insolvency, paid employment outside his duties or infirmity of mind or body.
Option A, the Governor, appoints the chairman and members of the commission under Article 316 and may suspend a member while a reference to the Supreme Court is pending, and a member addresses his resignation to him, but he cannot remove him; this split between the appointing and the removing authority is the whole point of the question. Option C, the Chief Minister, has no such power at all, since the commission is kept independent of the state executive. Option D, the Chief Justice of the High Court, has no role either. The same pattern applies to a member of a State Human Rights Commission.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Punjab and Haryana High Court has its seat at which city?
- A.Panchkula
- B.Chandigarh
- C.Ambala
- D.Shimla
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Read the full explanation →From which date has the court been known as the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
- A.15 August 1947
- B.26 January 1950
- C.1 November 1955
- D.1 November 1966
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The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 carved Haryana out of Punjab on 1 November 1966, transferred the hill areas to Himachal Pradesh and made Chandigarh a Union Territory; from that day the High Court of Punjab became the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a common High Court for the two states…
Read the full explanation →After partition, the High Court of East Punjab was established in 1947 at which place?
- A.Lahore
- B.Shimla
- C.Chandigarh
- D.Delhi
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The High Court of Judicature at Lahore went to Pakistan with the partition, and a new High Court for East Punjab was set up at Shimla on 15 August 1947; its first Chief Justice was Sir Eric Weston, and the court functioned from Shimla until the new capital at Chandigarh…
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution allows one High Court to be established for two or more states?
- A.Article 214
- B.Article 226
- C.Article 230
- D.Article 231
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Read the full explanation →A judge of a High Court holds office until he attains the age of:
- A.60 years
- B.62 years
- C.65 years
- D.70 years
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Article 217 provides that a judge of a High Court shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-two years, a limit raised from sixty by the 15th Amendment Act, 1963.
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