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Rajya Sabha members sign document to impeach Dinakaran | Vice President Hamid Ansari will today meet MPs to receive the impeachment document against Chief Justice PD Dinakaran, whose elevation as a judge to the Supreme court has been delayed due to charges of land grabbing. Cutting across party lines, more than
50 members of the Rajya Sabha belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Left
parties and Samajwadi Party had signed a letter to initiate the process of impeachment
against him last week. "I have signed it, many others also have. We feel institutional
integrity of judiciary is very important. Independent judiciary is part of the
independent structure. How can we not be bothered about corruption?" said BJP
leader, Ravi Shankar Prasad. Samajwadi leader Amar Singh said, "He does not even
deserve to be a Supreme Court judge." As per the rules of the Rajya Sabha, if
50 members sign on a demand for a motion, it becomes the property of the House
and immediate action has to be taken. Justice Dinakaran was to be elevated to
the Supreme Court by the Chief Justice of India, but his name was withheld on
the alleged charges of corruption and land encroachment. The apex court has decided
to consider the appointment only after Justice Dinakaran is cleared of the said
charges. |
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