Stand-off: Judiciary vs legislature

Seven opposition parties met Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu and submitted a notice for a motion to remove the Chief Justice of India. How does it proceed from here?

The Chairman of

the Rajya Sabha will decide whether to admit the motion or not

If the motion for

removal of CJI Dipak Misra is admitted, a three-member inquiry committee will be set up to look into the charges against him

The three-member

committee will comprise a sitting Supreme Court judge, a sitting chief justice of a high court, and an eminent jurist

If the committee

finds the judge to be guilty of the charges, the Rajya Sabha will take up the motion

After the motion is

taken up and discussed in the Rajya Sabha, voting will take place

At this stage of

discussion of the motion in Rajya Sabha, the CJI will get an opportunity to address the house

The motion needs to

be passed by a special majority, which means two-thirds of the members present and voting

Once the motion is

passed by the Rajya Sabha, it goes to the Lok Sabha, which again has to pass it by a special majority

After the motion is passed by both houses of Parliament, the judge stands removed.

PTI ▪ Congress leaders Kapil Sibal (left) and Ghulam Nabi Azad arrive to address a press conference after opposition parties submitted a notice to the Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu to initiate impeachment proceedings against CJI...