Despite resignation, Justice Sen will be impeached

September 02, 2011 15:56

Just in: The government has been advised to go ahead with the impeachment proceedings of Justice Soumitra Sen since his resignation letter was not found to be in order.

Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court yesterday avoided the ignominy of becoming the first judge to be impeached by Parliament by tendering his resignation.

Fifty-three-year-old Justice Sen sent in his resignation to President Pratibha Patil five days before the Lok Sabha was to take up an impeachment motion against him.

The Rajya Sabha has already passed the motion making him the first judge to have been impeached by the Upper House for misconduct. In his letter to the President, Justice Sen said, "I am not guilty of any form of corruption".

Read: Justice Sen's resignation letter

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