Oppn meets VP, move notice for CJI's impeachment; SC judges 'disturbed'

On Friday, 64 MPs belonging to seven political parties signed the notice for impeachment proceedings against the CJI; Manmohan, Chidambaram refrain

The Congress and six other opposition parties on Friday moved a notice for the impeachment of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, accusing him of “misbehaviour” and “misuse” of authority.

The notice, bearing the signatures of 64 Rajya Sabha MPs and seven recently retired MPs of the House, is the first attempt in the history of independent India to impeach the CJI. The notice levelled five charges of “acts of misbehaviour” by Justice Misra. 

The notice for impeachment comes a day after the Supreme Court rejected a bunch of petitions seeking an independent investigation into the death of Judge B H Loya, who was