On a day when a motion to remove Chief Justice of India was moved in Parliament, the Supreme Court sought the assistance of the Attorney General to frame guidelines on the procedure to be followed by Parliamentarians prior to moving the impeachment motion under Article 124 of the Constitution.
The court was “disturbed” to note how Members of Parliament openly issued statements to the Press on the removal motion even before it was moved in the House. Suggesting that this conduct amounted to “intimidation” of judges, a petition filed by NGO “In Pursuit of Justice” urged the court to consider framing guidelines to regulate the procedure to be followed by legislators and media prior to initiation of removal motion. The Bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan agreed with the petitioner’s concern.