Discussion
The President of India can be removed from office by
Answer: C
Correct answer: Impeachment for violation of the Constitution
The President can be removed only by impeachment, under Article 61, and only on the ground of violation of the Constitution - a phrase the Constitution nowhere defines. The procedure is deliberately difficult. The charge may originate in either House. The proposal must be signed by at least one quarter of that House’s total membership, with fourteen days’ notice, and must be passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the total membership of that House. The other House then investigates the charge, and the President has the right to appear and be represented. If that House also passes the resolution by a two-thirds majority of its total membership, the President is removed from the date of the resolution. Notably, the nominated members of both Houses take part in impeachment, though they have no part in the election - while the state assemblies, which do elect the President, have no part in removal. No Indian President has ever been impeached.
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