Chennai, Dec. 9 -- Opposition MPs, led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), are likely to move an impeachment motion against justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras high court over his judgment on the contentious issue of the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam lamp atop Madurai's Thiruparankundram hill, leaders aware of the details said on Monday.

"We will move it Tuesday or Wednesday in Parliament," a senior DMK MP said on condition of anonymity.

For the removal of a sitting high court judge, the motion requires the signatures of 100 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 50 in the Rajya Sabha."We have received 100 signatures from the Lok Sabha," a second DMK MP said of the motion to impeach the judge from the Madurai bench of the Madras high court. ...