more-inRajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said his decision to reject the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was “timely and not a hasty one” and came after over a month of due diligence. Rajya Sabha Chairman’s office is not merely a post office, its constitutional authority and the decision to dismiss the impeachment motion by the Opposition was timely and not taken in haste, Mr. Naidu told the lawyers. Dismissing the impeachment petition, Mr. Naidu on Monday said the Opposition was “unsure” of their own case. Chairman is required to act as a constitutional functionary which is a substantial responsibility,” Mr. Naidu told the lawyers, as per sources. He told the lawyers that there could have been adverse consequences, if a constitutional functionaries did not act in time.

Source: The Hindu April 24, 2018 12:15 UTC