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How Do You Remove Sitting High Court Judge? Impeachment Process Explained
The government is considering impeachment charges against Justice Yashwant Varma, the ex-Delhi High Court judge from whose home burnt bundles of cash were allegedly found in March.
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Centre Likely To Bring Impeachment Motion Against Justice Yashwant Varma
The Union government is weighing the option of bringing in Parliament an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma.
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Government Preps For Impeachment Move Against Judge In Cash Row: Report
The Union government is weighing the option of bringing in Parliament an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma.
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55 Rajya Sabha MPs' Demand Impeachment In High Court Judge's "Majority" Remarks Row
A group of 55 Rajya Sabha MPs, led by Kapil Sibal, has submitted a request to impeach Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav for "hate speech and incitement to communal disharmony".
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PM's Comments On Ayodhya Defamatory For Supreme Court, Says Kapil Sibal
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today called out Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his comments on Ayodhya were "shameful" and "defamatory" towards the Supreme Court, where the title suit in the case is pending.
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On Impeachment Move Against Chief Justice, Congress Withdraws Petition
Just a day after going to the Supreme Court, the Congress abruptly withdrew its petition today on the impeachment move against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, which was rejected recently by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
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Call "Full Court" To Discuss Future: 2 Top Judges Write To Chief Justice
Two senior Supreme Court judges have asked the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, to call a "full court" of all judges to discuss "institutional issues and the future of the court", in a brief and terse letter that was sent on Sunday, two days after opposition parties submitted notice to impeach the top judge.
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Jurist Fali Nariman Explains Why Impeachment Move Got A Quick 'No'
Noted jurist and constitutional expert Fali Nariman dismissed concerns that Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the Rajya Sabha chairman, has spent too little time deciding on the impeachment motion that was moved by seven opposition parties last week. Mr Nariman's view, opposing the impeachment motion, was one of the opinions the Rajya Sabh...
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On Impeachment Move, Kapil Sibal (2018) vs Kapil Sibal (2010)
Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who fronted the Congress-led opposition move to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, felt the opposite about proceeding against judges just eight years ago, when his party was in power and he was a minister.
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"Purely Political": Justice AP Shah On Opposition's Impeachment Move
As India's top judiciary once again found itself in the middle of a controversy with opposition parties launching an unprecedented bid to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Friday, a former senior judge voiced his reservations about the recent turmoil.
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Motion To Impeach Chief Justice Dipak Misra Is A "Revenge Petition": Arun Jaitley
The motion to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is a "revenge petition" aimed at intimidating one judge and sending a message to other judges, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said in a stinging takedown of the motion. He noted that the motion had been submitted just a day after the Supreme Court rejected a plea for an independent probe i...
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Impeachment Talk "Unfortunate", Says Top Court As Plea Seeks Gag On Media
The public discussion on impeachment of judges is very "unfortunate", the Supreme Court said today, seeking the government's top law officer's views on banning media from reporting on the impeachment process against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. "We are all very disturbed about it,- the court said, referring to politicians' statements against...
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In Key Meet Today, Opposition May Discuss Chief Justice's Impeachment
The leaders of opposition parties will meet today in Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad's chamber in parliament and are likely to discuss the issue of the Supreme Court verdict rejecting multiple pleas for an independent probe into the death of special CBI judge B H Loya, sources said.
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How Can The Chief Justice Of India Be Impeached? An Explanation
Following the allegations by top four Supreme Court judges, the Congress, backed by several opposition parties, has initiated the proceedings for the impeachment of the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.
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Seeking Impeachment Of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Opposition Gathers Signatures
The Congress, backed by several opposition parties, is reportedly leading efforts to bring an impeachment motion in parliament against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The parties are circulating an unprecedented petition for sacking the top judge, leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have confirmed.
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How Do You Remove Sitting High Court Judge? Impeachment Process Explained
The government is considering impeachment charges against Justice Yashwant Varma, the ex-Delhi High Court judge from whose home burnt bundles of cash were allegedly found in March.
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Centre Likely To Bring Impeachment Motion Against Justice Yashwant Varma
The Union government is weighing the option of bringing in Parliament an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma.
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Government Preps For Impeachment Move Against Judge In Cash Row: Report
The Union government is weighing the option of bringing in Parliament an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma.
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55 Rajya Sabha MPs' Demand Impeachment In High Court Judge's "Majority" Remarks Row
A group of 55 Rajya Sabha MPs, led by Kapil Sibal, has submitted a request to impeach Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav for "hate speech and incitement to communal disharmony".
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PM's Comments On Ayodhya Defamatory For Supreme Court, Says Kapil Sibal
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today called out Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his comments on Ayodhya were "shameful" and "defamatory" towards the Supreme Court, where the title suit in the case is pending.
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On Impeachment Move Against Chief Justice, Congress Withdraws Petition
Just a day after going to the Supreme Court, the Congress abruptly withdrew its petition today on the impeachment move against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, which was rejected recently by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
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Call "Full Court" To Discuss Future: 2 Top Judges Write To Chief Justice
Two senior Supreme Court judges have asked the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, to call a "full court" of all judges to discuss "institutional issues and the future of the court", in a brief and terse letter that was sent on Sunday, two days after opposition parties submitted notice to impeach the top judge.
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Jurist Fali Nariman Explains Why Impeachment Move Got A Quick 'No'
Noted jurist and constitutional expert Fali Nariman dismissed concerns that Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the Rajya Sabha chairman, has spent too little time deciding on the impeachment motion that was moved by seven opposition parties last week. Mr Nariman's view, opposing the impeachment motion, was one of the opinions the Rajya Sabh...
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On Impeachment Move, Kapil Sibal (2018) vs Kapil Sibal (2010)
Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who fronted the Congress-led opposition move to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, felt the opposite about proceeding against judges just eight years ago, when his party was in power and he was a minister.
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"Purely Political": Justice AP Shah On Opposition's Impeachment Move
As India's top judiciary once again found itself in the middle of a controversy with opposition parties launching an unprecedented bid to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Friday, a former senior judge voiced his reservations about the recent turmoil.
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Motion To Impeach Chief Justice Dipak Misra Is A "Revenge Petition": Arun Jaitley
The motion to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is a "revenge petition" aimed at intimidating one judge and sending a message to other judges, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said in a stinging takedown of the motion. He noted that the motion had been submitted just a day after the Supreme Court rejected a plea for an independent probe i...
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Impeachment Talk "Unfortunate", Says Top Court As Plea Seeks Gag On Media
The public discussion on impeachment of judges is very "unfortunate", the Supreme Court said today, seeking the government's top law officer's views on banning media from reporting on the impeachment process against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. "We are all very disturbed about it,- the court said, referring to politicians' statements against...
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In Key Meet Today, Opposition May Discuss Chief Justice's Impeachment
The leaders of opposition parties will meet today in Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad's chamber in parliament and are likely to discuss the issue of the Supreme Court verdict rejecting multiple pleas for an independent probe into the death of special CBI judge B H Loya, sources said.
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How Can The Chief Justice Of India Be Impeached? An Explanation
Following the allegations by top four Supreme Court judges, the Congress, backed by several opposition parties, has initiated the proceedings for the impeachment of the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.
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Seeking Impeachment Of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Opposition Gathers Signatures
The Congress, backed by several opposition parties, is reportedly leading efforts to bring an impeachment motion in parliament against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The parties are circulating an unprecedented petition for sacking the top judge, leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have confirmed.
