With more than 50 Rajya Sabha members favouring impeachment of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran,a petition in this regard is likely to be submitted to the House Chairman Md Hamid Ansari early next week. A signature campaign is underway and more than 50 Rajya Sabha members from BJP,Left parties and Samajwadi Party,among others,are understood to have signed the petition,sources said. Congress members have reportedly refrained from signing on the document. As per rules,a petition containing signatures of at least 50 of the 250 member Rajya Sabha,which is the first step in the impeachment process. Under rules,the MPs' petition is sent to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat for verification of signatures. On being satisfied that appropriate procedures have been followed,a committee is set up for further consideration of the petition. The move to impeach Dinakaran has come in the backdrop of allegations of land grabbing against him for which his elevation as a judge of the Supreme Court has been stalled. Government has already sent back Dinakaran's file to the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider its decision to elevate him. A resolution,to be carried,should have the support of two-thirds majority of the members present in each House of Parliament. After this,the President will pass an order.
