Justice Soumitra Sen: Guilty

Justice Soumitra Sen has been found guilty by the Parliament Committee, which now will initiate the process of impeachment. The three member panel set up in 2009 was formed specifically to address the issue of investigating the grounds of misuse of funds by Justice Soumitra Sen. The panel is headed by Supreme Court Judge, Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, noted Senior Advocate Fali S. Nariman and Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, Justice Mukul Mudgal. The Judicial Committee of the Parliament set up by Rajya Sabha Chairman, Hamid Ansari has declared Justice Sen guilty of committing the act of misappropriation of sale proceeds as a practicing advocate, appointed as a receiver by the Calcutta High Court in a civil suitin 1984. Justice Sen was appointed as a judge of the Calcutta High Court in 2003 and the misappropriation was discovered in 2006.

Justice Soumitra Sen: Guilty barandbench.com Wed, Nov 10, 2010