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President for such removal on the ground of
proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
Provided
presentation
that
of
no
such
resolution
an
address
for
the
shall
be
entertained by the Speaker or placed on the
Order Paper of Parliament, unless notice of
such resolution is signed by not less than
one-third of the total number of Members of
Parliament and sets out full particulars of
the alleged misbehaviour or incapacity.”
In respect of Judge of the High Court, section
111 provides that ‘the Judge of the High court shall2(b) be removed and be subject to the disciplinary
control of the President on the recommendation of the
Judicial
removal
exercise
Service
of
High
the
Commission’.
Court
power
on
Judges
the
So,
the
in
respect
President
recommendation
of
shall
of
the
Judicial Service Commission, an independent body.
Mr. Islam submitted that the 43rd Chief Justice
of Sri Lanka Shirani Bandaranyake was impeached by
Parliament
in
January,
2013
by
President
Mahinda
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