Rejection of impeachment motion destroyed the legitimate process of law: Kapil Sibal

Slamming the rejection of the impeachment motion by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said, today's move was unprecedented as an impeachment motion was never rejected at its initial stage.

Criticising the Vice President, Kapil Sibal said, the chairman should have consulted other collegium members as charges against the Chief Justice of India are very serious.

He further questioned Venkaiah Naidu's justification for rejecting the motion. The rejection was primarily on the ground of lack of proof, according to Naidu. Sibal said that a proof can only appear after a full-fledged inquiry.


Kapil Sibal also questioned the speed with which Vice President Venkaiah Naidu rejected the Impeachment motion.

Venkaiah Naidu rejected the impeachment notice citing lack of substantial merit in it, news agency PTI reported, quoting sources.

Earlier today, Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu had rejected the Congress-led opposition parties' notice to impeach the chief justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra.

The Congress party had expressed its willingness to move the Supreme Court, if the impeachment motion was rejected by the Vice President. They categorically stated that if the Upper House chairman did not find merit in the notice for the impeachment, the decision could call for a judicial review.