Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Monday announced in a social media post that he had moved an impeachment motion in Parliament for the removal of Justice Shekhar K. Yadav, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court.
In the post, he also revealed that more than seven MPs have supported his initiative by signing the motion. The MPs who have signed so far include Asaduddin Owaisi, Rajkumar Roat, Sudhama Prasad, Mohibbullah, and Ziau Rahman.
Ruhullah Mehdi stated that he had also spoken to members of the Congress, Samajwadi Party, DMK, and TMC, who assured him of their support for the motion after consulting their respective party leaderships.
Expressing optimism about gaining further support from Opposition MPs, he said, “I am hopeful that they will support this motion because these are the parties that believe in the idea of India and its principles and values.”
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi confirmed his support in a post on X, stating, “I have signed a notice seeking removal proceedings against Shekhar Yadav, a judge of the Allahabad High Court. The process was initiated by Ruhullah Mehdi. The judge’s behaviour violates constitutional norms, including the Supreme Court’s ‘Restatement of Values of Judicial Life.’”
Owaisi also emphasised that the notice requires the signatures of 100 Lok Sabha Members to be considered by the Lok Sabha Speaker.
Meanwhile, Senior Supreme Court Lawyer and Convenor of the NGO Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms, Prashant Bhushan, on Tuesday wrote a letter to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, seeking ” In house Inquiry& suspension of the Judge for violating the code of conduct for Judges, by making blatantly communal remarks in a public meeting of RSS body.”
Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, courted controversy with his remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). He stated that he had no hesitation in saying that the country would function according to the wishes of the majority (bahusankhyak) in India.
“This is the law… The law, in fact, works according to the majority. Look at it in the context of family or society… Only what benefits the welfare and happiness of the majority will be accepted,” he was quoted as saying by LiveLaw.
Since then, Justice Yadav has faced criticism from various quarters of society.
