What are the different methods used by Parliament to control Judiciary ?
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Judicial Review basically is an aspect of judicial power of the state which is exercised by the courts to determine the validity of a rule of law or an action of any agency of the state. The courts through writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition and quo warranto control the administrative actions.
Both Houses of Parliament have the power to petition The Queen for the removal of a judge of the High Court or the Court of Appeal.
This power originates in the 1701 Act of Settlement and is now contained in section 11(3) of the Supreme Court Act 1981.
It has never had to be exercised in England and Wales. It has in fact only been exercised once, when Sir Jonah Barrington was removed from office as a judge of the Irish High Court of Admiralty in 1830 for corruption: he misappropriated funds due to litigants. No English High Court or Court of Appeal judge has ever been removed from office under these powers. Circuit and District Judges can be removed by the Lord Chancellor. However, he can only do so if the Lord Chief Justice agrees.