Fifty-six former judges on Friday wrote an open letter opposing the impeachment notice against Madras High Court judge Justice G.R. Swaminathan, which was moved by the opposition MPs in the Parliament.

In their statement, the former judges described the impeachment move as a “brazen attempt” to “browbeat judges” who do not align with the ideological or political expectations of a particular section of society.

“We, the former Judges of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and former Chief Justices and Judges of the Hon’ble High Courts, take serious exception to the attempt being made by certain Members of Parliament and other senior advocates to impeach Hon’ble Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court. This is a brazen attempt to browbeat judges who do not fall in line with the ideological

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