Inquiry report on Justice Varma tabled with Speaker after resignationAn inquiry committee has submitted its report to the Lok Sabha Speaker regarding allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma. The report con...
19 May, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
Removal proceeding against Justice Varma infructuous as he resignsThe journey of Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma has reached a decisive point as his removal proceedings have come to an end. By op...
10 Apr, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
Rajya Sabha Chairman refuses to admit Opposition’s impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh KumarRajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan has rejected a move to impeach Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. This marks the end of the...
06 Apr, 2026, 09.41 PM IST
Opposition seeks motion to remove CEC, Gyanesh Kumar stays silentIn a recent press interaction, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar sidestepped inquiries about the opposition's escalating efforts to...
15 Mar, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Opposition collects signatures to seek removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, to submit notice in ParliamentOpposition MPs are moving to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Signatures have been gathered for a notice citing partisan a...
11 Mar, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
MPs submit notices for removal of Justice Varma to LS Speaker, RS ChairmanIndian parliamentarians are taking action against Justice Yashwant Varma. Notices for his removal have been submitted in both Lok Sabha and...
21 Jul, 2025, 04.07 PM IST
Cash discovery row: 63 opposition MPs submit notice in RS for removal of Justice VarmaSixty-three opposition MPs have submitted a notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking the removal of High Court Judge Yashwant Varma, following the...
21 Jul, 2025, 03.18 PM IST
Opposition on board for Judge Varma's ouster: Kiren RijijuUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that opposition parties have tentatively agreed to support the motion to remove Allahabad High Court ...
03 Jul, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
Govt to soon collect signatures of MPs for motion to remove Justice Yashwant VarmaOpposition parties are backing a move to oust Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma. Union minister Kiren Rijiju mentioned the signatur...
03 Jul, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
Cash discovery row: Resignation only option before Justice Varma to avoid removal by ParliamentJustice Yashwant Varma may face impeachment proceedings in Parliament. This is regarding alleged corruption. Resignation is an option to av...
08 Jun, 2025, 12.58 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
Rajya Sabha rules prohibit public statements by MPs on judges' removal: SCWhen a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan was told that public statements by politicians were made without there being a...
07 May, 2018, 06.02 PM IST
Congress too supports motion for removal of LokayuktaA motion seeking removal of controversial Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao over an alleged extortion racket in the anti-graft ombudsman's ...
20 Nov, 2015, 07.11 PM IST
- Soumitra Sen sends handwritten resignation to President
Anxious to avert the dubious distinction of being the first judge to be removed for misconduct, Justice Soumitra Sen rushed his original re...
04 Sep, 2011, 02.10 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
- 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