JUDGMENT

K. RAMASWAMY, J.- The petitioner, a practising advocate, has initiated the public interest litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction restraining permanently the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG), Bombay Bar Association (BBA) and the Advocates Association of Western India (AAWI), Respondents 2 to 4 respectively, coercing Justice A.M. Bhattacharjee (the 1st respondent), Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, to resign from the office as Judge. He also sought an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation etc. (Respondents 8 to 10) into the allegations made against the 1st respondent and if the same are found true, to direct the 5th respondent, Speaker, Lok Sabha to initiate action for his removal under Article 124(4) and (5) read with Article 218 of the Constitution of India and Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 (for short, the Act). This Court on 24-3-1995 issued notice to Respondents 2 to 4 only and rejected the prayer for interim direction to the President of India and the Union of India (Respondents 6 and 7 respectively) not to give effect to the resignation by the 1 st respondent. We have also issued