Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Impeachment drama' that was published in Newsband

Impeachment drama

Opposition leaders met Chairman of the Rajya Sabha M. Venkaiah Naidu to hand over a motion to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. Chief Justice Misra is the 45^th Chief Justice of India, and has been in his position since August 2017.

The Chief Justice of India can also be impeached provided the necessary steps as laid out in the Constitution are taken. Justice V. Ramaswami was the first judge against whom impeachment proceedings were initiated.

Article 124(4) of the Constitution of India states: “A Judge of the Supreme Court shall not be removed from his office except by an order of the President passed after an address by each House of Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting has been presented to the President in the same session for such removal on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.”

100 Lok Sabha MPs or 50 Rajya Sabha MPs is the minimum number of signatories required to issue the notice.

The impeachment motion floated, shall not earn two third majority in both the houses. Yet, MPs of 7 opposition parties are bent upon impeachment of CJI. This appears to be a move much more than that meets the eye. Every institution function with a motive which have their plus and minus. As long as those motive does not affect the nation and its citizens, it is fine. But, if the motives of these institutions are going to be "coloured" as the present impeachment suggests, then our Nation is not heading towards good times. The signatories to the motion should have a look at their backyard and ensure it is free of skeletons. All said and done, the opposition to the governing body are treading a dangerous path, and doesn't augur good for the country. We are yet to see a constructive role from the opposition parties. By hook or crook they are dividing the society, for personal reasons.

There should be a way of impeaching MPs and MLAs. Citizens too should have right to remove MP or MLA. In this case we find grandson following the grandmother in dividing the country in order to get power. Why pass a motion when it is know that BJP has majority in Lok Sabha? Ridiculed politics!

Congress and six other parties have moved to impeach CJI Dipak Misra. The CPI, CPI(M), NCP, SP, BSP and the IUML are the parties that have agreed to the motion. Just because one doesn’t get favorable judgments from CJI one tries to settle personal score.

It appears that attempt is being made to demolish the last pillar of democracy. If that is the case politics is a curse for India. This is totally disgusting on the part of the Opposition. If something does not suits them then they try to bring it down. Be it elections, or election commission or any other institution. Now they are trying to Bring down the Supreme Court, just because their favorite four judges did not get the cases they wanted. What stupidity is this?

Deepak Misra was appointed judge during Congress rule now they are challenging his integrity. There need to be a structural change in the Indian System of governance. Political bosses’ powers need tp be curbed. Their intrusion leads to large scale corruption and favoritism. Common men are losing faith in Government. How cheap has the judiciary become in the eyes of opposition, any judgment that doesn't suit their ideology is partial and they think of impeachment. Where was their morality and conscience when they stalled the impeachment motion of Supreme Court judge V Ramaswami. Ramaswami was a Congress (I) appointed judge and his removal could have undermined the party's credibility.