THE Supreme Court en banc forced Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to take an indefinite leave of absence starting on Thursday after she was confronted by the Justices of the high court, according to Manila Times sources privy to the meeting.

Some of the justices even asked for Sereno’s resignation because of loss of confidence, sources said.

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