Article 148(1) of the Constitution states that the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) "shall only be removed from office in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court." The removal process for a Supreme Court Judge is laid down in Article 124(4). This requires an address by both Houses of Parliament, supported by a special majority (a majority of the total membership of that House and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting), presented to the President in the same session for proved misbehaviour or incapacity. The President then issues the order for removal. Therefore, the CAG can be removed by the President only after such a joint address by both Houses of Parliament.
The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India can be removed from office only by :
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2015 · Topic: The Attorney General and the C.A.G. (Removal of CAG: Procedure and Grounds (like Supreme Court Judge))
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Answer: C. President of India after an address in both Houses of Parliament.
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