Veeraswami Ramaswami was a judge of the Supreme Court of India and the first judge against whom removal proceedings were initiated in independent India.
Another judge to face removal proceedings is Soumitra Sen of Calcutta High Court, proceedings against whom were initiated in Rajya Sabha on 17 August 2011.
Another such motion was initiated against Chief Justice Dinakaran of Sikkim High Court who then resigned from his post.