Sen impeachment: What about other tainted judges?

The Rajya Sabha deserves unqualified applause for successfully impeaching a tainted judge of Calcutta High Court, Justice Soumitra Sen. Once the Lok Sabha approves of the impeachment motion, which it is likely to do with a matching majority, later this month, Mr Sen will make history as the first judge to be removed from office for misconduct. Parliament would also make history for taking this extraordinary measure to cleanse the higher judiciary of corrupt individuals. The last (and first) time a judge faced impeachment in May 1993, the motion failed to muster sufficient votes in the Lok Sabha where it was introduced.

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