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venkiah naiduRajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today sets in motion the process of consultation regarding impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.

Official sources said Mr Naidu has spoken to former Lok Sabha Secretary General, Subhash Kashyap, former Law Secretary PK Malhotra, former Legislative Secretary Sanjay Singh and senior officials of Rajay Sabha Secretariat over the issue.

Former Supreme Court Judge Sudarshan Reddy is also likely to meet Mr Naidu. Earlier, the Rajya Sabha Chairman rescheduled his tour outside Delhi and returned to the national capital as some of those he wanted to consult conveyed their availability today.

On Friday, Congress and six other opposition parties had moved a notice for the impeachment of the Chief Justice of India accusing him of five counts of misbehaviour and misusing authority.