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INDIA bloc initiates impeachment move against Madras HC judge over Thiruparankundram order
Chennai, Dec 9: The INDIA bloc has formally initiated steps to move an impeachment motion against Madras High Court judge G. R. Swaminathan, following his controversial order permitting the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam lamp atop a stone pillar at the disputed Thiruparankundram Hill in Tamil Nadu.
There is no visualisation in Constitution of any authority above Parliament: VP Dhankhar
New Delhi, April 22: Hitting out at late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for imposing Emergency, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday advocated the supremacy of citizens and Parliament in a democracy, saying voters' elected representatives are the “ultimate masters†and sentinels of the Constitution's content. He added that there was no visualisation in the Constitution of any authority above Parliament.
'Parliament is supreme, no authority above it', Jagdeep Dhankhar's fresh remarks amid judicial overreach debate
New Delhi, April 22: Amid the ongoing heated debate over ‘judicial overreach’ in the country, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday reiterated his remarks that ‘Parliament is supreme’ and there is no authority above it as per the Constitution.
'No judicial overreach': Ex-SC judge says Parliament is supreme, can amend provisions in case of disagreement
New Delhi, April 19: Amid the debate over Supreme Court's recent observations bringing President actions under judicial review and its criticism by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, apex court's former judge Ajay Rastogi on Saturday dismissed the talk of 'judicial overreach' and reiterated the Parliament's supreme power to amend provisions in the event of disagreement with the court's views.
Article 142 has become a nuclear missile against democratic forces: Vice President Dhankhar
New Delhi, April 17: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said India cannot have a situation where the judiciary directs the President, adding that Article 142 of the Constitution has become a "nuclear missile against democratic forces for the judiciary."
Vice President Dhankhar questions how CJI is involved with executive appointment
Bhopal, February 14: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday raised significant concerns over judicial overreach, specifically questioning the role of the Chief Justice of India in executive appointments such as the selection of the CBI Director.