'Anti-Democratic': 56 Former Judges Denounce Move to Impeach Justice GR Swaminathan; Call It Pattern of MPs

How a Madurai Ritual Pushed India Into a Judiciary–Politics Collision

The impeachment motion against Justice GR Swaminathan has opened a rare and combustible confrontation between India’s political class and its judiciary — one that tests the limits of constitutional morality, exposes deep ideological tensions in Tamil Nadu, and raises troubling questions about whether impeachment is being reimagined as a tool of political retaliation.What should have remained a local, legal dispute over a small but symbolically c…

'Anti-democratic': 56 former judges denounce move to impeach Justice GR Swaminathan; call it pattern of MPs

Fifty-six former judges have urged MPs to withdraw the impeachment notice against Justice GR Swaminathan, warning it undermines judicial independence and pressures judges. They stated the reasons cited are inadequate for impeachment, calling the move an assault on the judiciary's dignity and ...

Madurai Deepam Row: 56 Former Judges Again Justice Swaminathan Amid DMK Impeachment Push

The Madurai Deepam controversy has escalated right into a nationwide political storm. This report particulars how 56 former judges have penned a letter in help of Madras Excessive Courtroom Justice G.R. Swaminathan, calling the DMK’s impeachment movement a ‘brazen try to browbeat judges’. The dispute facilities on the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam on the Thiruparankundram hill, which the state authorities opposed. The report highlights the in…

BJP's Tejasvi Surya accuses DMK, Congress of 'weaponising' impeachment to target judiciary

New Delhi, Dec 11 (PTI) BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday accused the DMK and the Congress of "unconstitutional weaponisation of impeachment" after several Opposition MPs submitted a notice seeking the removal of Madras High Court Judge G R Swaminathan.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Surya said the move amounted to "an attack on the judiciary and the impartiality of judges", alleging it was driven by "anti-Hindu sentiments" w…