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Congress, six other parties move to impeach CJI Misra
Context
Motion submitted to Vice-President cites five cases of ‘misbehaviour’
What has happened?
The Congress, supported by six other Opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha, on Friday took the unprecedented step of moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra on grounds of ‘misbehaviour’ and levelled five charges against him
For the first time in Indian history
It is the first time a sitting Chief Justice will face an impeachment notice in India’s constitutional history.
