Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Judiciary

Question:
Who is the only Judge in the history of Indian judiciary who has been impeached by the process prescribed under Article 124 (4) of the Constitution?
Options:
Justice V Ramaswamy
Justice Shamit Mukherjee
Justice Soumitra Sen
Justice Ishrat Masroor Quddusi
Correct Answer:
Justice Soumitra Sen
Explanation:
In the history of Indian judiciary, this process has been successful only once. Justice Soumitra Sen, the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court was impeached in 2011 for misappropriation of funds. Previously in 1991, the impeachment process was initiated against Justice V Ramaswamy, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court but did not succeed on falling short of the two-thirds voting criteria.