The observations will be known once the full text of the Appellate Division's verdict is released

The provision of Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for the removal of SC judges for misconduct or incapacity has been reinstated in the

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam expresses sorrow at the restoration of Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) through the Supreme Court judgment in the constitution's 16th amendment case.

High Court scraps 16th amendment to the constitution that empowered the parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges for incapacity or misconduct. Terming the amendment law as ‘a historical accident’, the court says it is against the principle of separation of powers and independence of the judiciary. Government says it will appeal against the ruling.

The Supreme Court upholds then president Iajuddin Ahmed’s order removing an additional High Court judge, Syed Sahidur Rahman, from his office in 2004.