For the last few weeks we've been seeing the opposition going through the motions of the impeachment of the Chief Justice of India. After collecting signatures of 50 of their MPs in the Rajya Sabha, it was put up to the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha who's also the Vice President of India. Mr. Venkaiah Naidu, without hesitation, had returned the appeal saying that it wasn't worthwhile even for a discussion.
Lawyers Prashant Bhushan and Kapil Sibal appealed against the decision - in the Supreme Court - of the Chairman, Rajya Sabha and had insisted upon the case being handled by Justice Chelameswar. What the protagonists in the drama, don't realise is that they are unwittingly playing to the sinister game crafted by these lawyers which are:-
(a) They've sidelined the Chief Justice of India. A sad situation indeed because the top most
position of the country's judiciary is being maligned to suit narrow political minds.
(b) By insisting on Justice Chelameswar to hear the case, they are unwittingly sending across a
message to their countrymen that here's a judge who'd do their bidding.
(c) The appointment of a constitutional bench to look into the matter, thwarted the move of the
opposition and by the end of the day the petition was "dismissed as withdrawn".
"Sibal and Bhushan were more interested in the bench which would hear their petition rather than arguing their case on merit. It's a clear case of 'bench hunting'. When they filed their petition they thought that their petition would be heard by a bench comprising of one of "those four judges who'd addressed a press conference against the CJI" but when they got to know their's would be heard by a different bench, they've withdrawn their petition.
Really, by their conduct, these lawyers and opposition parties are suggesting to the judges, either you pass order the way we want otherwise, we will move impeachment motion against you".
A sad day indeed for the Indian judiciary!
Tailpiece.
Rain was a possibility all through the day but it had fallen only in the evening disrupting television viewing!
Lawyers Prashant Bhushan and Kapil Sibal appealed against the decision - in the Supreme Court - of the Chairman, Rajya Sabha and had insisted upon the case being handled by Justice Chelameswar. What the protagonists in the drama, don't realise is that they are unwittingly playing to the sinister game crafted by these lawyers which are:-
(a) They've sidelined the Chief Justice of India. A sad situation indeed because the top most
position of the country's judiciary is being maligned to suit narrow political minds.
(b) By insisting on Justice Chelameswar to hear the case, they are unwittingly sending across a
message to their countrymen that here's a judge who'd do their bidding.
(c) The appointment of a constitutional bench to look into the matter, thwarted the move of the
opposition and by the end of the day the petition was "dismissed as withdrawn".
"Sibal and Bhushan were more interested in the bench which would hear their petition rather than arguing their case on merit. It's a clear case of 'bench hunting'. When they filed their petition they thought that their petition would be heard by a bench comprising of one of "those four judges who'd addressed a press conference against the CJI" but when they got to know their's would be heard by a different bench, they've withdrawn their petition.
Really, by their conduct, these lawyers and opposition parties are suggesting to the judges, either you pass order the way we want otherwise, we will move impeachment motion against you".
A sad day indeed for the Indian judiciary!
Tailpiece.
Rain was a possibility all through the day but it had fallen only in the evening disrupting television viewing!
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