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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Justice Sen has quit, but impeachment process may continue
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court may have resigned but the Lok Sabha will continue with the impeachment proceedings against him on Monday.
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Justice Soumitra Sen resigns after Rajya Sabha voted to impeach him
Justice Soumitra Sen has resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. Justice Sen has sent a letter to President Pratibha Patil and the Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar.
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New law proposed on judges' appointment
Even as members of the Rajya Sabha created history by voting to impeach Justice Soumitra Sen of the Kolkata High Court on corruption charges, concerns have come to the fore about the manner in which judges are appointed. Now the government wants to push forward a new law, whereby judges will not be appointed by judges alone, as is the current pract...
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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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Justice Soumitra Sen's impeachment proceedings in Parliament next week
The Rajya Sabha will take up on August 17 the impeachment proceedings of Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen. The motion will be taken up at 3 pm.
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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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Justice Sen has quit, but impeachment process may continue
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court may have resigned but the Lok Sabha will continue with the impeachment proceedings against him on Monday.
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Justice Soumitra Sen resigns after Rajya Sabha voted to impeach him
Justice Soumitra Sen has resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. Justice Sen has sent a letter to President Pratibha Patil and the Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar.
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New law proposed on judges' appointment
Even as members of the Rajya Sabha created history by voting to impeach Justice Soumitra Sen of the Kolkata High Court on corruption charges, concerns have come to the fore about the manner in which judges are appointed. Now the government wants to push forward a new law, whereby judges will not be appointed by judges alone, as is the current pract...
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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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Justice Soumitra Sen's impeachment proceedings in Parliament next week
The Rajya Sabha will take up on August 17 the impeachment proceedings of Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen. The motion will be taken up at 3 pm.
