The
Vice-President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Monday (23-April-2018) rejected the
impeachment notice that was sent to him by Congress-led opposition parties to oust the Chief Justice of India
Dipak Misra.
This was done after Mr. Naidu held consultations on the impeachment notice with constitutional and legal experts, including
Attorney General KK Venugopal, and former top law officer
K Parasaran, according to a PTI report. Earlier, over the weekend the Congress leaders said that the party might move to the Supreme Court if the notice to impeach is rejected. They said if the Upper House Chairman did not find merit in the notice for the impeachment, the decision could call for a judicial review.
The Opposition parties had alleged that the CJI Misra, who is set to retire on October 2, 2018, was assigning essential cases to junior judges. In the past, there have seen six attempts to impeach judges of constitutional courts, all of which have been dissolved.
Supreme Court Gives Notice on Petitions questioning the Election of S. Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha and EC's Power
Judiciary
Nov 20, 2020
Atharwa Gauraha
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Editor: Ekta Joshi
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued a notice on a series of petitions questioning the election of Foreign Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued before a bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian that the date should be set for the hearing of the matter. Congress chief Gaurav Pandya has filed one of the petitions against Jaishankar.The bench said in its order: "Delay...
Parliament Monsoon Session: Shortest but Most Productive in 20 Years
Executive
Sep 27, 2020
Twinkle Agarwal
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Editor: Ekta Joshi
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A number of MPs were tested COVID positive despite taking protective measures and maintaining social distancing. Due to this reason, only 10 sittings were executed out of the 18 planned. Due to the pandemic, the monsoon session in parliament was also shortened. It was the shortest in history but the most productive in session in 20 years.A number of important bills were passed in this session which included- The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Bill,2020, The Taxation and Other Laws...
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