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40. Article 235 of the Constitution of India enables the High Court to assess the performance of any Judicial Officer at any time with a view to discipline the black sheep or weed out the deadwood. This constitutional power of the High Court cannot be circumscribed by any rule or order. We can usefully refer to some of the leading cases on Article 235:
1. State of Assam v. Ranga Mohd., AIR 1967 SC 903 (five Judges)
2. Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1974 SC 2192 (seven Judges)