Impeachment Motion Against Cji

Advocate Prashant Bhushan today filed an RTI seeking a copy of the administrative order constituting a five-judge constitution bench to hear the impeachment case against the CJI, hours after the Supreme Court showed reluctance to part with it.

Just a day after going to the Supreme Court, the Congress abruptly withdrew its petition today on the impeachment move against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, which was rejected recently by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.

Congress has withdrawn its petition challenging Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu's decision to reject the impeachment move against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra from the Supreme Court. 

The Congress's plan to approach the Supreme Court after its impeachment motion against the Chief Justice of India was rejected by the Rajya Sabha Chairman, is a "suicidal future move", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

The Congress today slammed Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu's decision to reject the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and said the fight is between forces "rejecting democracy" and voices "rescuing democracy".

Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who fronted the Congress-led opposition move to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, felt the opposite about proceeding against judges just eight years ago, when his party was in power and he was a minister.

Eminent jurist Soli Sorabjee today said that the Congress-led opposition had no chance to succeed in the Supreme Court against Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu's decision rejecting impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.

Supreme Court judges, including Chief Justice Dipak Misra, today initiated court proceedings at 10.45 AM instead of the scheduled 10.30 AM amid speculation that they held a brief meeting on the issue of the impeachment notice against the CJI.

A move led by the Congress to impeach the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, has been blocked by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. As Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Mr Naidu decided this morning to reject a motion signed by over 60 parliamentarians, which called for Justice Misra's impeachment six months before he retires on five charges. The motion "...

The impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra would turn out to be a joke as it would get defeated due to lack of numbers in both the House of Parliament, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party or AAP has said.

Moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, parliamentarians from seven opposition parties led by the Congress have listed five allegations against the top judge.The motion signed by 71 members of Rajya Sabha has been submitted to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu who is also the chair of the upper house.

The motion to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is a "revenge petition" aimed at intimidating one judge and sending a message to other judges, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said in a stinging takedown of the motion. He noted that the motion had been submitted just a day after the Supreme Court rejected a plea for an independent probe i...

After months of will-they, won't-they, seven opposition parties including the Congress on Friday took the unprecedented first step towards Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra's impeachment, submitting a petition with 71 signatures to Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha in parliament. "We wish this day had never come...

The Congress, backed by several opposition parties, is reportedly leading efforts to bring an impeachment motion in parliament against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The parties are circulating an unprecedented petition for sacking the top judge, leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have confirmed.

The CPM - which recently voted to rule out any electoral deal with the Congress -- today started an effort to build consensus among opposition parties for an impeachment motion in parliament against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. Impeachment of the Chief Justice of India is a complicated process that involves a presidential order backed by maj...

Advocate Prashant Bhushan today filed an RTI seeking a copy of the administrative order constituting a five-judge constitution bench to hear the impeachment case against the CJI, hours after the Supreme Court showed reluctance to part with it.

Just a day after going to the Supreme Court, the Congress abruptly withdrew its petition today on the impeachment move against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, which was rejected recently by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.

Congress has withdrawn its petition challenging Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu's decision to reject the impeachment move against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra from the Supreme Court. 

The Congress's plan to approach the Supreme Court after its impeachment motion against the Chief Justice of India was rejected by the Rajya Sabha Chairman, is a "suicidal future move", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

The Congress today slammed Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu's decision to reject the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and said the fight is between forces "rejecting democracy" and voices "rescuing democracy".

Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who fronted the Congress-led opposition move to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, felt the opposite about proceeding against judges just eight years ago, when his party was in power and he was a minister.

Eminent jurist Soli Sorabjee today said that the Congress-led opposition had no chance to succeed in the Supreme Court against Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu's decision rejecting impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.

Supreme Court judges, including Chief Justice Dipak Misra, today initiated court proceedings at 10.45 AM instead of the scheduled 10.30 AM amid speculation that they held a brief meeting on the issue of the impeachment notice against the CJI.

A move led by the Congress to impeach the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, has been blocked by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. As Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Mr Naidu decided this morning to reject a motion signed by over 60 parliamentarians, which called for Justice Misra's impeachment six months before he retires on five charges. The motion "...

The impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra would turn out to be a joke as it would get defeated due to lack of numbers in both the House of Parliament, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party or AAP has said.

Moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, parliamentarians from seven opposition parties led by the Congress have listed five allegations against the top judge.The motion signed by 71 members of Rajya Sabha has been submitted to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu who is also the chair of the upper house.

The motion to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is a "revenge petition" aimed at intimidating one judge and sending a message to other judges, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said in a stinging takedown of the motion. He noted that the motion had been submitted just a day after the Supreme Court rejected a plea for an independent probe i...

After months of will-they, won't-they, seven opposition parties including the Congress on Friday took the unprecedented first step towards Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra's impeachment, submitting a petition with 71 signatures to Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha in parliament. "We wish this day had never come...

The Congress, backed by several opposition parties, is reportedly leading efforts to bring an impeachment motion in parliament against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The parties are circulating an unprecedented petition for sacking the top judge, leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have confirmed.

The CPM - which recently voted to rule out any electoral deal with the Congress -- today started an effort to build consensus among opposition parties for an impeachment motion in parliament against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. Impeachment of the Chief Justice of India is a complicated process that involves a presidential order backed by maj...