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(1 ) The Lokayukta shall not inquire into any compl;int made against the Chairperson or any Member. (2) Subjecl to the provisiens ofsub-section (4), the Chairperson or any Member shallbe removed from his office by order of the Governor on the grounds of misbehaviour after the High Court of Gauhati, on a reference being made to it by the Governor on a petition signed by at least twenty Members of the Legislative Assembly, has, on an inquiry held in accordance with the procedure prescribed in that behalf, reported that the Chairperson or such Member, as the case may be, ought to be removed on such ground. (3) The Governor may suspend from the office, the Chairperson or any Member in respect of whom a reference has been made to the High Court under sub-section (2), on receipt ofthe recommendation or interim order made by the High Court in this regard until the Governor has passed orders on receipt ofthe final report of the High Court on such reference. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Governor may, by orde( remove from the office, the Chairperson or an Member, if the Chairperson or such Member, as thecase may be,- (a) is adjudged an insolvent;or (b) engages himself during his term of office, in any paid employment outside the duties of his office; or (c) is, in the opinion of the Governor, unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of m,nd or body. (5) lf the Chairperson or any Member is, or becomes, in anyway concerned or interested in any conlract or agreemenl made by or on behalf of the Government of lndia or the Government of a State or participates in any way in the profit thereofor in any benefit or emolument arising therefrom otherwise than as a member and in common with the other members of an incorporated company, he shall, for the purposes of sub-section (2), be deemed to be guilty of misbehaviour. Complaints against officials of Lokayukta :