Impeachment of Judges: A Theoretical Stroke on Judicial Accountability
18 Pages Posted: 22 Dec 2006
Date Written: December 21, 2006
Abstract
Impeachment of judges in India is a tricky affair. After the only instance that went all the way to the parliament was foiled, a number of agitations by bar associations for removal of corrupt judges have come a cropper. The present mechanism was set up by the Supreme Court itself against this backdrop, and many other reasons. This study is a theoretical trip on judicial accountability and impeachment of recalcitrant judges.
Keywords: constitution, judges, impeachment, accountability
JEL Classification: K00
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Chaudhuri, Sayak, Impeachment of Judges: A Theoretical Stroke on Judicial Accountability (December 21, 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=953237 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.953237
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