Congress MPs withdraws impeachment motion

New Delhi, May 8: Congress MPs have withdrawn the petition against Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu's rejection of an impeachment motion against Supreme Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra.

Senior counsel Kapil Sibal, appearing for the MPs, withdrew the petition after the five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Justice A.K. Sikri asked him to argue the main matter challenging Naidu's order on merits.

Rajya Sabha members Pratap Singh Bajwa and Amee Yajnik had moved the top court challenging Chairman Naidu's rejection in April of the notice of motion seeking the removal of Chief Justice Misra.