Some infirmity in constitution of inquiry committee set up by LS speaker against Justice Yashwant Varma: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has raised concerns about the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision to form an inquiry committee for Justice Yashwant Varma. The c...
07 Jan, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
SC notice to Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha secretariats on Justice Yashwant Varma's impeachment pleaThe Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Lok Sabha Speaker. This follows a plea by Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma. He is c...
17 Dec, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker starts process to impeach Justice VarmaLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has begun impeachment proceedings against Allahabad HC judge Yashwant Varma over a “currency seizure” case, appo...
12 Aug, 2025, 11.47 PM IST
Let the washing of (dirty?) linen beginThe initiation of impeachment proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma marks a significant moment for the Indian judicial system. A notic...
22 Jul, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
Cong readies party MPs to sign notice for motion against justice VarmaCongress is initiating an internal process to address the ruling party's potential impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma in the...
07 Jul, 2025, 11.58 PM IST
- Stand taken by Lok Sabha respectfully accepted: Justice Soumitra Sen's lawyer
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta HC has accepted the stand taken by the Lower House of the Parliament, his lawyer said.
05 Sep, 2011, 06.21 PM IST
- Justice Soumitra Sen escapes impeachment as Lok Sabha drops proceedings considering his resignation as Calcutta High Court Judge
The proceedings were dropped by taking sense of the House after Law Minister Salman Khurshid informed the Lok Sabha about Justice Sen's res...
05 Sep, 2011, 03.20 PM IST
- President Patil accepts Justice Soumitra Sen's resignation, LS may not take up impeachment
The talk in political circles was that the impeachment proceedings may not take place in the LS tomorrow but there was no official word on ...
04 Sep, 2011, 08.58 PM IST
- Justice Soumitra Sen to escape impeachment
Justice Sen's impeachment is on the LS schedule but constitutional experts said tonight that the resignation had rendered impeachment proce...
03 Sep, 2011, 10.55 PM IST
- Soumitra Sen may still face impeachment proceedings in Lok Sabha
Notwithstanding Soumitra Sen's decision to put in his papers ahead of the commencement of impeachment proceedings against him in the Lok Sa...
03 Sep, 2011, 01.42 AM IST
- Soumitra Sen quits ahead of impeachment proceedings in Lok Sabha
Days before his impeachment motion was to be taken up in the Lok Sabha, Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court has resigned.
02 Sep, 2011, 02.50 AM IST
- Justice Soumitra Sen resigns five days before impeachment motion
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court resigned today, five days before his impeachment motion was to taken up in the Lok Sabha.
01 Sep, 2011, 07.13 PM IST
- Justice Soumitra Sen impeachment case reiterates need for a faster, less cumbersome way of ensuring judicial accountability
The charges against Justice Sen go back almost 20 years, when, he is alleged to have misappropriated large sums of money.
19 Aug, 2011, 06.36 AM IST
- Rajya Sabha passes motion against Calcutta HC judge Soumitra Sen with 189 ayes and 17 noes
This is the first time in the country's history that an impeachment motion against a judge has been passed by either House of Parliament.
19 Aug, 2011, 03.53 AM IST
- Parliament to take up impeachment proceedings against Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen next week
Parliament will take up impeachment proceedings against Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen next week.
11 Aug, 2011, 04.31 AM IST
- Oppn musters numbers for Dinakaran’s impeachment
The ruling party members do not figure among the signatories on a petition seeking impeachment of Mr Dinakaran.
14 Dec, 2009, 06.10 AM IST
- Rajya Sabha MPs call for Dinakaran impeachment
A section of the political class is all set to initiate impeachment proceedings against Karnataka High Court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran, wh...
11 Dec, 2009, 04.21 AM IST