A group of former Supreme Court and High Court judges has condemned the attempted impeachment of Justice G R Swaminathan of Madras High Court, calling it a “brazen” move that threatens judicial independence and undermines constitutional democracy

New Delhi: A group of former Supreme Court judges, former Chief Justices of High Courts, and senior High Court judges has issued a joint statement condemning a “deeply troubling” attempt to initiate impeachment proceedings against Justice G R Swaminathan of the Madras High Court.

The statement termed the move — led by certain Members of Parliament and supported by a few senior advocates — a “brazen attempt” to browbeat a sitting judge simply because his judicial reasoning does not align with the “ideological and political expectations of a part

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