<P> Article 124 (4) of Constitution of India lays down the procedure for removal of a Judge of Supreme Court which is applicable to Chief Justice as well . Once appointed, the Chief Justice remains in the office until the age of 65 years . He can be removed only through a process of impeachment by Parliament as follows: </P> <P> A Judge of the Supreme Court shall not be removed from his office except by an order of the President passed after an address by each House of Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two - thirds of the members of that House present and voting has been presented to the President in the same session for such removal on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity . </P> <P> The President (Discharge of Functions) Act, 1969 of India provides that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) shall act as the President of India in the event of the offices of both the President and the Vice President being vacant . When President Zakir Hussain died in office, the Vice President V.V. Giri, acted as the President . Later, Mr. Giri resigned as the Vice President . The CJI, Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah then became the acting President of India . The senior-most judge of the Supreme Court became the acting CJI . When the newly elected President took office a month later, Justice Hidayatullah reverted as the Chief Justice of India </P> <P> The Constitution of India gives the power of deciding remuneration as well as other conditions of service of the Chief Justice to the Parliament of India . Accordingly, such provisions have been laid down in The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 . This remuneration was revised in 2006 - 2008, after the sixth central pay commission's recommendation . </P>

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