{"id":52510,"date":"2018-04-25T12:11:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T06:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=52510"},"modified":"2018-04-25T12:11:33","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T06:41:33","slug":"naidu-decision-reject-cji-impeachment-came-due-diligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/naidu-decision-reject-cji-impeachment-came-due-diligence","title":{"rendered":"Naidu: Decision to reject CJI impeachment came after due diligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Venkaiah_Naidu.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-attachment-id=\"52511\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/naidu-decision-reject-cji-impeachment-came-due-diligence\/venkaiah_naidu\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Venkaiah_Naidu.jpeg?fit=647%2C363&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"647,363\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Venkaiah_Naidu\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Venkaiah_Naidu.jpeg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Venkaiah_Naidu.jpeg?fit=640%2C359&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-52511\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Venkaiah_Naidu.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Venkaiah_Naidu.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Venkaiah_Naidu.jpeg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Venkaiah_Naidu.jpeg?w=647&amp;ssl=1 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu today said his decision to reject the impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was &#8220;timely and not a hasty one&#8221; and came after over a month of due diligence, according to sources.<br \/>\nFreedom of expression allows that but ultimately truth prevails. I have done the just thing in the best possible manner expected of me, sources quoted Naidu as saying, a day after he rejected the impeachment motion.<\/p>\n<p>He said his decision was in strict conformity with the provisions of the Constitution and the Judges Inquiry Act of 1968.<br \/>\n&#8220;I have done my job and am satisfied with it, Naidu was quoted as telling a group of 10 Supreme Court lawyers who met him to compliment him over the decision.<\/p>\n<p>The Rajya Sabha chairman&#8217;s office is not a mere post office but a constitutional functionary, Naidu, who is also the vice president, told the group.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, Naidu said the chief justice of India is the highest judicial functionary of the country and &#8220;any issue in public domain concerning him requires to be resolved at the earliest following prescribed procedures so as to prevent the atmosphere from being further vitiated&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Naidu yesterday rejected the notice by seven opposition parties, led by the Congress, to impeach the chief justice of India on five grounds of &#8220;misbehaviour&#8221;, saying the allegations were neither &#8220;tenable nor admissible&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>His order was slammed as &#8220;hasty, illegal and illinformed&#8221; by the Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu today said his decision to reject the impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was &#8220;timely and not a hasty one&#8221; and came after over a month of due diligence, according to sources. 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