Overview
- The planned motion targets Justice G. R. Swaminathan over his order permitting the Karthigai Deepam to be lit at the deepathoon atop Thirupparankundram by a named group under CISF protection.
- Tamil Nadu authorities opposed the directive on law-and-order grounds, issued prohibitory orders, and later saw the Supreme Court admit the State’s challenge to the High Court ruling.
- Implementation efforts during the festival saw police block access to the hilltop as officials lit the lamp at the usual temple mandapam, prompting protests, detentions and one reported police injury.
- DMK is coordinating the petition within the INDIA bloc, with MPs indicating the motion could be submitted on Tuesday or Wednesday after crossing the 100-signature threshold in the Lok Sabha.
- Any removal effort must clear a high bar under the Judges’ Inquiry Act, including an inquiry committee and special-majority votes in both Houses, and no judge has yet been successfully impeached in India.