Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has rejected the notice given by opposition parties led by the Congress for impeachment of CJI Dipak Misra citing

lack of substantial merit in it.

Rajya Sabha Chairman held extensive consultations with top legal and constitutional experts before taking the decision.

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.

Meanwhile, BJP senior leader and Union Minister Ananth Kumar has said that Congress is not able to digest being away from power. He added that the motion

amounts to contempt of court.

BJP leader Subramanyam Swami has said termed Venkaiah Naidu’s decision of rejecting CJI impeachment motion as correct.

He said that with the impeachment motion, the Congress has tried to malign the image of judiciary.