, Sept. 2 -- The High Court on Tuesday declared the amendment to article 116 of the constitution relating to the control and discipline of subordinate judiciary unconstitutional and void.

The HC bench of Justice Ahmed Sohel and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury passed the order returning the full authority to the Supreme Court.

With this order, the Supreme Court will have full authority over lower court judges, including matters related to their posting, promotion and granting of leave, restoring the judiciary's administrative independence.

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The judgment reinstates the original article 116 as it appeared in the constitution of 1972.

With this, the control and disciplinary autho...