A total of 145 Lok Sabha members have signed a motion against Justice Verma under Articles 124, 217, and 218 of the Constitution.
- Also, the Rajya Sabha Chairman received a motion for the removal signed by more than 50 members of Rajya Sabha.
Constitutional provisions regarding removal of judges
- Article 124(4): It deals with removal of judges of the Supreme Court.
- Grounds for Removal : Proven misbehavior and incapacity.
- Article 124(5): It deals with the power of parliament to regulate the procedure for the presentation of an address and for the investigation and proof of the misbehavior or incapacity of a Judge under clause (4)
- Procedure is regulated by Judges Enquiry Act (1968). (enacted under article 124(5)).
- Article 217(1)(b): It deals with removal of a Judge of a High Court.
- It states that a High Court Judge may be removed from his office by the President in the manner provided in clause (4) of article 124 for the removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court.
- Article 218: It extends the Applicability of clause (4) and clause (5) of article 124 to High courts.
