Why is justice sen impeached

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But there is a lot of work to be done: CEO 17 mins read. Justice Sen was held guilty of misappropriation of public funds by a committee of three judges set up by former CJI K G Balakrishnan in A year later, Justice Balakrishnan recommended his impeachment to the PM, after which a legal opinion obtained by the law ministry endorsed the judges' committee report. Neither the panel members nor the lawyers representing Justice Sen were willing to comment on the report.

Sen's legal team said they "would like to see the report first". The outcome of the impeachment motion, which will first be brought in the Rajya Sabha, will depend on the stand taken by the ruling Congress, since it was the only major political party that did not sign the impeachment notice. The only previous attempt in the country's history to impeach a judge failed in , when the Congress party walked out during voting on the opposition moved motion against former SC judge, V Ramaswami.

HT reports. Corning Gorilla Glass TougherTogether. ET India Inc. ET Engage. ET Secure IT. 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 proceedings infructuous. 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.

All News Videos Photos. 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 it. Justice Soumitra Sen's resignation being accepted A lawyer on behalf of Sen handed over the handwritten resignation letter to the President's Secretary Christy Fernandez this morning and it was "in order".

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 Sabha, law officers of the government are learnt to have advised that the process to unseat him should be taken to its logical conclusion. 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.

Political parties agree that judges can't appoint judges Speaking on the motion on the impeachment of Soumitra Sen, Arun Jaitley said there was a need for relook at the functioning of the judicial system. Rajya Sabha passes motion against Calcutta HC judge Soumitra Sen with 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.

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. No one is above the law There is much that is wrong with our judicial system, apart from the unacceptably large number of pending cases, and the rot extends right to the top.