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complete control over the system. The result has been
that the Lord President has what amounts to absolute
authority to issue rules and manage the complaints
and disciplinary system. (Ibid)(emphasis supplied)
The other parliamentary mechanism for removal of
Judges is in India. In this connection, the learned
counsel Mr. Manzill Murshid and the learned Amici
except Mr. Ajmalul Hossain have drawn our attention
to the pathetic experiences being faced by it. Mr. M.
Amirul Islam has drawn our attention to three notable
cases concerning judicial inquiries and impeachment
motion which have been initiated.
The very first and the only case that involved
the
impeachment
motion
and
the
Inquiry
Committee
formed against Justice V. Ramaswami of the Supreme
Court found him guilty on account of gross abuse of
his financial and administrative powers as the Chief
Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and
criminal
misappropriation
of
property.
The
impeachment motion was however vanquished, as it did
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