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attaining that age as may be necessary to enable him to deliver judgment or to do any other thing in relation to proceedings that were commenced before him before he attained that age. :
(2) A judge of the Supreme Court or the District Court may at any time resign his office · by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (1) of this Article or in any other enactment, a judge of the Supreme Court or the District Court may be removed from office only for inability to discharge the functions of his office (whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or from any other cause or for misbehaviour, and shall not be so removed except in accordance with the provisions of para- graph (4) of this Article.
(4) A judge of the Supreme Court or the District Court shall be removed from office by the Governor by instrument under the Public Seal if the question of his removal from office has, at the request of the Governor made in pursuance of paragraph (5) of this Article, been referred by Us to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council under section 4 of the Judicial Committee Act 1833 or any other enact- ment enabling Us in that behalf, and the Judicial Committee has advised Us that the judge or district judge ought to be removed from office for inability as aforesaid or for misbehaviour.
(5) If the Governor considers that the question of removing a judge of the Supreme Court or the District Court from office for inability as aforesaid or for misbehaviour ought to be investigated, then -
(a) the Governor shall, by instrument:
under the Public Seal (which he may vary or revoke by another such instrument), appoint a tribunal, which shall consist of a Chairman and not less than two other members selected by the Governor from among judges who hold cr have held office as judge of a court having unlimited jurisdiction in any part of the Common- wealth or a court having jurisdiction in appeals from any such court;
(b) the tribunal shall enquire into the
matter and report on the facts thereof to the Governor and recommend to the
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