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We thus reach the conclusion that the Courts of justice in a State from the highest to, the lowest are by their constitution entrusted with functions directly connected with the administration of justice, and it is the expectation and confidence of all those who have or likely to have business therein. that the Courts perform all their functions an a high level of rectitude without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

This extensive quotation brings out in bold relief how compelling is this context of Judges of superior Courts exercising their disciplinary administrative control over the lower Courts personnel, as well as other functionaries and the ministerial staff, so much so that any neglect in this essential function would bring the whole judicial administration of justice into contempt and disrepute. Such jurisdiction over the clerks and ministerial staff was always from the beginning vesting in the High Court and Arts 225 and 227 were held to have preserved that jurisdiction and to some extent extended the same Article 235 was held to take this control over the conduct and discipline of the Judges as well. Therefore, if the power off superintendence over all Courts by way of administrative control, in this compelling context is so wide as to take in both the Courts and other administrative functionaries or ministerial staff who are all various limbs to complete the whole organism called "courts", equally this control in Art. 235 must extend both to the Judges as well as the whole Courts, when the same language is, advisedly used at the time of the final draft by the opening words in Art. 235.