MP seeks law to suspend judges facing serious allegations

NEW DELHI: DMK Rajya Sabha MP demanded the govt to bring a legislation with provision for suspension of judges facing serious allegations with strong evidence while highlighting that impeachment is a complicated process.

Speaking during Zero Hour on Thursday, Wilson said, “We must legislate for a mechanism to suspend judges facing serious allegations with clinching evidence without compromising independence of judiciary, to retain public faith in the judiciary. Impeachment is a long drawn and extremely complicated process."

This demand comes at a time when the impeachment proceeding against Justice Yashwant Varma is pending before the Lok Sabha.

Wilson also raised that in the last five years, out of 593 judges appointed to high courts, 473 judges — nearly 80% — belong to the forward communities. “Even in the Supreme Court today, there is only one woman judge, two judges belonging to religious minorities, one judge from the Scheduled Caste, and no judge from the Scheduled Tribes. There is a need for broader social representation so that the judiciary reflects the diversity of our society,” he added.

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