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RS Chairman rejects motion against Chief Justice Misra
Context:
- The notice given by the opposition for the removal of the CJI has received mixed reactions across the political spectrum.
RS Chairman rejects the motion:
- According to Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu , the petition was based on suspicion, conjectures and assumptions, and doesn’t constitute proof beyond reasonable doubt.
- As for the CJI’s “misbehaviour”, the chairman noted that the Opposition was “unsure” of its own case.
- As for the charge of the CJI “arbitrarily assigning politically sensitive cases to select judges,” he quoted a five-judge Bench order of the SC that reiterates the CJI as being ‘master of the roster.’
- The chairman also said that the petition does not constitute proof beyond reasonable doubt, which is required in a case of ‘proved misbehaviour’ under Article 124 of the Constitution.
