Polity · 18 Jul 2026

judicial impeachment resignation

Match the following judges/cases (List I) with the correct outcome or principle associated with them (List II): List I A. Gopal Chandra Misra case (1978) B. Justice Dinakaran C. Justice Soumitra Sen D. Justice Yashwant Varma List II 1. Resigned in 2011 while facing impeachment proceedings, which then lapsed 2. Resigned in April 2026 after burnt currency notes were found at his residence 3. Established that a judge's resignation is a unilateral act requiring no acceptance 4. Resigned in 2011 while facing impeachment proceedings, which then lapsed How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

AOnly one pair
BOnly two pairs
COnly three pairs
DAll four pairs

Tests precise attribution of specific case facts to specific individuals across a multi-decade set of precedents, rather than general awareness of "judges facing impeachment."

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This question is based on: Does a Judge's Resignation End Parliament's Reach or Just Begin It?
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Why in news

Parliament reconvenes on July 20 to table the Judges Inquiry Committee's report on former Justice Yashwant Varma, who resigned in April 2026, reopening the question of whether impeachment proceedings can continue after resignation.

Why for UPSC

Match-the-pairs format tests whether aspirants can correctly attribute specific case outcomes to specific judges rather than treating "judges who resigned amid controversy" as an undifferentiated category.

Prelims summary

Gopal Chandra Misra (1978) established resignation as unilateral; Dinakaran and Sen (2011) both resigned amid lapsed impeachment proceedings; Justice Varma resigned in April 2026 after the cash-discovery controversy.

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