The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking why the 16th amendment of the constitution that provided the parliament with the power to remove Supreme Court judges should not be considered illegal and unconstitutional.
A High Court bench comprising Justice Mainul Islam and Justice Ashraful Kamal issued the rule following a public interest litigation filed by Supreme Court lawyers on November 5.
On November 5, nine Supreme Court lawyers, including Asaduzzaman and Imrul Kaiser, filed the petition with the court challenging the legality of the 16th amendment.
On September 17, the parliament unanimously passed the Constitution (16th Amendment) Bill, 2014 without any opposition, empowering the parliament to remove the Supreme Court judges for incapacity and misconduct.
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