Chennai: Lok Sabha MPs led by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) Kanimozhi Karunanidhi submitted a petition to Speaker Om Birla Tuesday to remove Madras High Court judge, Justice G.R. Swaminathan.

The INDIA bloc MPs questioned the conduct of the Madurai bench judge, raising questions on “impartiality, transparency and secular functioning of the judiciary”.

The motion was moved under Article 217, read with Article 124 of the Constitution of India, which provides for the governing and removal of high court judges. Show Full Article

In the letter, the MPs urged the House to pass a motion for Justice Swaminathan’s impeachment, claiming his actions raise “serious questions”. The letter accused the judge of extending undue favour to Senior Advocate M. Sricharan Ranganathan in the course of de

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