Act Number: 51

Act Name: The Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968

Year: 1968

Enactment Date: 1968-12-05

Long Title: An Act to regulate the procedure for the investigation and proof of the misbehaviour or incapacity of a judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court and for the presentation of an address by Parliament to the President and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 2: Definitions.
    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
         (a) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Council of States;
         (b) "Committee" means a Committee constituted under section 3;
         (c) "Judge" means a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court and includes the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justice of a High Court;
         (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
         (e) "Speaker" means the Speaker of the House of the People.
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