Oppn submits notice in RS for Allahabad HC judge's impeachment over 'controversial remarks': Sources

New Delhi: Members of several opposition parties on Friday moved a notice in the Rajya Sabha for the impeachment of Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav over his alleged controversial remarks at a recent VHP event, sources said. The notice for the motion was moved under the Judges' Act, 1968, and Article 218 of the Constitution, seeking the initiation of proceedings for the impeachment of Justice Yadav. The notice mentioned that the speech/lecture delivered by Justice Yadav during an event organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad prima facie showed that he "engaged in hate speech and incitement to communal disharmony in violation of the Constitution of India". "Justice Yadav's actions contravene the directive principles enshrined under Article 51A of the Constitution of India, which mandate promoting harmony and renouncing practices derogatory to the dignity of individuals," the MPs said in their notice for impeachment.