Impeachment
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Parliament 'locked down' in Maldives to prevent Speaker’s impeachment
World | Jul 24, 2017, 07:36 PM ISTA no-confidence motion against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed was scheduled to be taken up on Monday. The opposition says the motion has gained the support of 45 lawmakers in the 85-member house
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South Korean Parliament impeaches scandal-hit President Park Geun-hye
World | Dec 09, 2016, 02:30 PM ISTIn a development that marks a first for a democratically elected leader being kicked out of office in South Korea, lawmakers on Friday passed an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-Hye for her alleged involvement in corruption scandal.
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Brazil's Senate impeaches President Dilma Rousseff
World | May 12, 2016, 03:49 PM ISTBrasilla: Brazil's Senate has voted 55-22 to impeach the South American giant's first woman president Dilma Rousseff. President Dilma Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks to hide large budget deficits. Rousseff will be suspended
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Justice Sen's Resignation Accepted, No Decision On Impeachment
India | Sep 04, 2011, 09:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 4 : Government on Sunday night took the unusual step of notifying the resignation of Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta high court, strengthening speculation that the impeachment proceedings against him in
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RS Approves Soumitra Sen's Impeachment
India | Aug 18, 2011, 08:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 18: Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court could be the first judge in the country to be removed, with the Rajya Sabha today overwhelmingly approving impeachment motion against him.As many
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Sen Faces Impeachment In RS; Claims Made A 'Sacrificial Lamb'
India | Aug 17, 2011, 10:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: Making history, the Rajya Sabha today took up impeachment proceedings against Calcutta High Court judge Justice Soumitra Sen, who claimed he was being victimised and made a “sacrificial lamb” to cleanse
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Justice Dinakaran Resigns
India | Jul 29, 2011, 09:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 29: Facing impeachment on charges of corruption and judicial misconduct, Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran resigned today from the post. The resignation comes a day ahead of the hearing
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Impeachment Move: Justice Soumitra Sen Sends Reply To Rajya Sabha
India | Dec 10, 2010, 04:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 10: Justice Soumitra Sen of Calcutta High Court, who has been indicted by a judicial committee on an impeachment motion, has filed his reply to the Rajya Sabha, countering the charges against
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RS Asks Justice Soumitra Sen To Reply On Report By Dec 9
India | Nov 19, 2010, 09:32 PM ISTKolkata, Nov 19: Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen, who is facing impeachment proceedings in Parliament, has been asked by the Rajya Sabha to reply by December nine to a report of the three-member panel
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Decks Cleared For Impeachment Of Calcutta High Court Judge
India | Nov 10, 2010, 02:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) Decks were today cleared for impeachment proceedings against Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen with a judicial committee set up by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari finding him guilty of
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Rajya Sabha Panel Recommends Impeachment Of Calcutta High Court Judge Sen
India | Sep 11, 2010, 03:17 PM ISTNEW DELHI : THE three-member committee constituted by Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairperson Hamid Ansari to probe charges against Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court is learnt to have recommended Sen's impeachment,