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not attain a special majority in the Lok Shobha as
required.
The second case involved Justice Soumitra Sen of
the Calcutta High Court whose removal from office was
sought on two grounds by the following motions: (i)
misappropriation
of
large
sums
of
money
in
his
capacity as the receiver appointed by the High Court
of Calcutta; and (ii) misrepresentation of facts with
regard to this misappropriation of money before the
High Court of Calcutta and was initiated in Rajya
Sabha
on
17
impeachment
Justice
August
proceedings
Soumitra
President
LokSabha.
2011.
of
Sen
India,
However,
However,
began
sent
with
in
his
a
the
Lok
resignation
copy
the
before
to
his
Sabha,
to
the
the
Speaker,
impeachment
motion
subsequently lapsed.
Another such motion was initiated against Chief
justice
Dinakaran
resigned
Committee
from
his
reports
Accountability
of
Sikkim
post.
on
Bill,
the
High
Court
Parliamentary
Judicial
2010(JSAB)
in
who
Standing
Standards
the
then
midst
and
of
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