Soumitra Sen Impeachment
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Impeachment proceedings against Justice Sen dropped
The Lok Sabha will drop impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen today. The decision was taken at a meeting that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had with Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
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Justice Sen's resignation accepted, impeachment in Lok Sabha unlikely
The government tonight took the unusual step of notifying the resignation of Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court, strengthening speculation that the impeachment proceedings against him in the Lok Sabha scheduled for tomorrow may be dropped, but there was no official confirmation of such a move.Justice Sen's resignation after he had been...
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Justice Soumitra Sen's resignation accepted: Sources
Two days after Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court sent in his resignation to President Pratibha Patil, sources say his resignation has been accepted.Justice Sen is facing impeachment proceedings on charges of financial misconduct. The Rajya Sabha had voted in favour of his impeachment a few weeks ago. Sources say impeachment proceeding...
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Rajya Sabha votes in favour of Justice Soumitra Sen's impeachment
In a historic first, the Rajya Sabha today voted in favour of impeaching Calcutta High Court judge Justice Soumitra Sen, finding him guilty of misappropriating funds as a judge and of misrepresenting facts.
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Justice Soumitra Sen's impeachment: Rajya Sabha likely to decide today
Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today tore into Justice Soumitra Sen's defence, saying that the latter had misled the House. The 53-year-old judge had claimed that he was being made a "sacrificial lamb" while facing impeachment proceedings in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.Mr Jaitley, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya ...
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In a first, Rajya Sabha begins impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen
Anna Hazare's arrest might have dominated proceedings in Parliament today, but there's another issue that will see Rajya Sabha make history as it begins impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court.It's a first as Justice Sen, facing charges of misconduct, will be the first judge to be impeached by the Upper House...
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Sen will be second judge to face impeachment process
Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen will be the second judge in Independent India to face impeachment proceedings after the process to oust a Supreme Court judge was politically defeated 17 years back. Sen could go down in history as the first judge to be removed from office and stripped of his robes by impeachment ...
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Soumitra Sen challenges impeachment
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court has challenged the move to initiate impeachment proceedings against him.
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Impeachment proceedings against Justice Sen dropped
The Lok Sabha will drop impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen today. The decision was taken at a meeting that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had with Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
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Justice Sen's resignation accepted, impeachment in Lok Sabha unlikely
The government tonight took the unusual step of notifying the resignation of Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court, strengthening speculation that the impeachment proceedings against him in the Lok Sabha scheduled for tomorrow may be dropped, but there was no official confirmation of such a move.Justice Sen's resignation after he had been...
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Justice Soumitra Sen's resignation accepted: Sources
Two days after Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court sent in his resignation to President Pratibha Patil, sources say his resignation has been accepted.Justice Sen is facing impeachment proceedings on charges of financial misconduct. The Rajya Sabha had voted in favour of his impeachment a few weeks ago. Sources say impeachment proceeding...
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Rajya Sabha votes in favour of Justice Soumitra Sen's impeachment
In a historic first, the Rajya Sabha today voted in favour of impeaching Calcutta High Court judge Justice Soumitra Sen, finding him guilty of misappropriating funds as a judge and of misrepresenting facts.
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Justice Soumitra Sen's impeachment: Rajya Sabha likely to decide today
Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today tore into Justice Soumitra Sen's defence, saying that the latter had misled the House. The 53-year-old judge had claimed that he was being made a "sacrificial lamb" while facing impeachment proceedings in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.Mr Jaitley, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya ...
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In a first, Rajya Sabha begins impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen
Anna Hazare's arrest might have dominated proceedings in Parliament today, but there's another issue that will see Rajya Sabha make history as it begins impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court.It's a first as Justice Sen, facing charges of misconduct, will be the first judge to be impeached by the Upper House...
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Sen will be second judge to face impeachment process
Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen will be the second judge in Independent India to face impeachment proceedings after the process to oust a Supreme Court judge was politically defeated 17 years back. Sen could go down in history as the first judge to be removed from office and stripped of his robes by impeachment ...
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Soumitra Sen challenges impeachment
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court has challenged the move to initiate impeachment proceedings against him.
