Multiple choice general knowledge

Only once a impeachment motion is passed against a High court judge. Who was the PM of India that time?

  1. Narasimha Rao

  2. Rajiv Gandhi

  3. Indira Gandhi

  4. A.B.Vajpayee
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Justice V. Ramaswami of the High Court was the first (and so far only) judge against whom an impeachment motion was successfully initiated in 1991. The motion was passed in Lok Sabha but fell through in Rajya Sabha. P.V. Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister during this period (1991), making Option A correct. This was a landmark event in India's judicial history.

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