CJI impeachment motion

Opposition parties had moved impeachment motion under five grounds of misbehavior. Over 60 MPs belonging to seven political parties have signed the notice for impeachment proceedings against CJI.

According to CNN-News18, five Opposition leaders had turned for the meeting against the Chief Justice of India. They are expected to address a press conference at 1 pm.

Congress and some other Opposition parties met on Friday with a proposed impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India (CJI) up for discussion.

Congress leaders had said that the issues raised by four Supreme Court judges have not been addressed yet by the CJI. They had said the party was concerned about the independence of judiciary and people must protect the institution from “gross interferences by the government.”

During the Budget Session that concluded earlier in April, the Congress had initiated a move collecting more than 50 signatures of the Rajya Sabha members in a bid to table the motion, but there were reservations from parties like the Trinamool Congress. The Congress kept the move on hold, saying it wanted to get as much support as possible from other parties.

Two and a half months after four senior judges of the Supreme Court raised concerns about his administration of the Supreme Court of India, reports are emerging that an impeachment motion will be moved against the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra.

Source — FirstPost