The notice given by the Opposition parties led by the Congress for the impeachment of the CJI Dipka Misra has been rejected by the Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.
Naidu, who is the Vice President of India while rejecting the notice said that it lacks substantial merit.
Sources said that Naidu held extensive consultations with top legal and constitutional experts before taking the decision, they said.
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The rejection of the notice comes a day after he held the consultations with such experts to determine the maintainability of the motion.
The sources said Vice President Naidu met several experts after he re-scheduled his travel plans considering the seriousness of the matter.
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Seven opposition parties led by the Congress had last week moved a notice before him for impeachment of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on five grounds of “misbehaviour”.
This is the first time ever that an impeachment notice has been filed against a sitting CJI.
