SC rejects petition to remove CJI

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition, seeking removal of Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan through impeachment.

The petitioner, P V Chandran had alleged that elevation of Justice Balakrishnan as Judge of the Kerela High Court in 1985 was illegal as he was only a Munsif and did not belong to Kerala Higher Judicial Services.

A bench comprising R V Raveendran and Justice B Sudershan Reddy asked the petitioner how he could challenge the elevation of Justice Balakrishnan after over 24 years.