Members of Parliament belonging to the INDIA bloc on Tuesday moved an impeachment motion against Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court under Article 217 read with 124 of the Constitution of India. The move demanding his removal comes after his judgment, saying that the Karthigai deepam should be lit atop the Thiruparankundram hill near the Dargah.

A total of 107 MPs from Tamil Nadu and also other states belonging to Congress, DMK and the Left parties who are part of the INDIA bloc signed the impeachment motion. The petition piloted by the DMK drew complete support from the INDIA bloc partners. The petition addressed to the Lok Sabha speaker says that the house passed the motion for the impeachment of Justice Swaminathan on the grounds of misconduct, which

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