Under Section 15(2), removal of the Presiding Officer of a DRT requires an inquiry conducted by which authority?

Section 15(2) provides that the Presiding Officer of a DRT shall not be removed except by an order of the Central Government on grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity, after an inquiry made by a Judge of a High Court. The key distinction: removal of DRT Presiding Officer → inquiry by a High Court Judge; removal of DRAT Chairperson → inquiry by a Supreme Court Judge. During pendency of the inquiry, the Central Government may, after consulting the Selection Committee Chairperson, suspend the officer (added by Act 1 of 2013). This graduated inquiry standard reflects the hierarchical structure of the tribunal system.