Mr. Mahbubey Alam, and Mr. Murad Reza submitted that the Sixteenth Amendment will not in any way curtail the independence of judiciary; rather this amendment has restored the original article 96. They add that the constitution is for the people so it should meet the needs of the people, and therefore, it upholds the rule of law. In elaborating their submissions, they argue that article 7 provides that all powers belong to the people and obviously it includes all the institutions including the judiciary, and therefore, the natural consequence is that all institutions and all its’ functionaries whoever they might be, are answerable and accountable to the people. If any one denies this fact, it is his apprehension, but the independence of judiciary being a basic feature of the constitution, this amendment will secure the independence of judiciary. They further add that the sovereignty of the people is also a basic feature of the constitution, which is superior most amongst all basic features, inasmuch