Prashant files RTI seeking copy of five-judge bench order
8 May 2018 4:43 PM GMT
New Delhi: Hours after two Congress MPs withdrew their plea challenging the rejection of impeachment motion notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, advocate Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday filed an RTI seeking copy of the administrative order constituting a five-judge bench to hear the impeachment case.
In his RTI application, Bhushan has sought information from the central public information officer of the Supreme Court regarding the listing of the case before a five-judge constitution bench and also who had passed the administrative order.
"Was writ petition of Pratap Singh Bajwa and another vs Chairman, Rajya Sabha and another listed on May 8 before a constitution bench by way of an administrative order? If yes, who has passed passed the order above mentioned," the RTI application filed by Bhushan said.
It further said, "Kindly provide me the copy of the order and allow me to inspect the concerned file along with any file noting concerning the said order".
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