Impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma in next Parliament session: Govt sourcesThe government plans to initiate impeachment proceedings against Allahabad High Court's Justice Yashwant Varma. This action follows allegat...
03 Jun, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Impeachment motion against Justice Varma may be moved in Rajya Sabha this sessionThe government is considering impeaching Justice Yashwant Varma following a recommendation from former CJI Sanjiv Khanna, prompted by an in...
28 May, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Impeachment motion moved in Rajya Sabha against HC judgeOpposition MPs have initiated impeachment proceedings against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav for alleged hate speech and in...
14 Dec, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
Some ex-judges say it’s not fair, others feel removal justified if charges provenReferring to the use of ‘if and may be’ in the draft impeachment motion, former SC judge Nitte Santosh Hegde said, “impeachment cannot be m...
02 Apr, 2018, 07.11 AM IST
Lawyer-MPs signatory to impeachment won’t get to practice: Bar Council of IndiaAs per a resolution adopted by the council, the rules will kick in only after an impeachment motion is admitted by the chair in either Hous...
02 Apr, 2018, 06.46 AM IST
Impeachment motion against CJI: Opposition begins collecting signatures of MPsThe Congress-led move followed after they concluded that the CJI has failed to positively respond and take concrete remedial actions.
28 Mar, 2018, 12.02 PM IST
Justice Sen can chair panel probing sexual harassment charges despite retirement: AGThe first such case involved impeachment of Justice V Ramaswami of the Supreme Court in May 1993. The motion fell in Lok Sabha for lack of ...
17 Jan, 2016, 12.09 PM 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 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
- RS approves Soumitra Sen's impeachment
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta HC could be the first judge in the country to be removed, with the RS today approving impeachment moti...
18 Aug, 2011, 07.02 PM 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
- Rajya Sabha to take up Justice Sen impeachment on Aug 17
Rajya Sabha will take up next week the impeachment proceedings of Calcutta High court judge Soumitra Sen.
10 Aug, 2011, 01.25 PM IST
- Panel on Dinakaran has civil court powers: RS Secretariat
Responding to queries raised by it, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat has told a committee going into the issue of impeachment of Justice P D Din...
29 Aug, 2010, 10.39 AM IST
- RS chairman accepts notice against Dinakaran
Impeachment proceedings against Karnataka chief justice P D Dinakaran was set in motion on Thursday when Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari ...
18 Dec, 2009, 04.13 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
- Govt to move impeachment motion against HC judge Sen
Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan asks the government for action after Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen misappropriates Rs 32 lakh.
09 Sep, 2008, 03.44 AM IST