Govt to move impeachment motion against HC judge Sen
9 Sep, 2008, 0344 hrs IST, ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: With Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan recommending removal of Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen on charges of financial misconduct, Union law minister H R Bhardwaj on Monday said the UPA government would soon move an impeachment motion against the judge in Parliament. The CJI had sent his recommendation to the prime minister last month after Justice Sen refused to step down despite being found guilty of misappropriating Rs 32 lakh from the receiver’s account to his personal account. Read more
Failed Impeachment of Justice V Ramaswami in 1993
With 196 votes for, no votes against, and 205 abstentions (by the ruling Congress and allies) in a House with 401 members present and voting, the motion to impeach Justice V Ramaswami of the Supreme Court failed on May 11, 1993. The Constitution requires a motion for the removal of a judge to be carried by a special majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of each House present and voting and an absolute majority of its total membership. Read more
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