US EditionJustice Yashwant Varma Approaches SC over Impeachment Move in Cash Haul Case
NEW DELHI, INDIA, JUL 18 – A Supreme Court-appointed committee found Justice Varma liable for misconduct after cash recovery at his residence, prompting an impeachment motion requiring support from at least 100 MPs.
- On Friday, Justice Yashwant Varma moved the Supreme Court challenging the inquiry report, also seeking to set aside the impeachment recommendation by former Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna.
- Following the March fire at his Delhi residence, a three-member inquiry committee appointed by former Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna indicted Justice Yashwant Varma, who has challenged the findings in the Supreme Court.
- The inquiry committee found `strong inferential evidence` of Varma's control over the storeroom, backed by direct and electronic evidence confirming large sums of cash at 30, Tughlaq Crescent, New Delhi.
- Days ahead of the Monsoon Session, Rijiju said `The impeachment of a High Court or Supreme Court judge on corruption issues cannot be political,` underscoring cross-party unity.
- Ahead of July 21’s Monsoon Session, the government is exploring ways to complete the removal process within the session itself.
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Cash row: Justice Varma challenges report in SC, Lok Sabha to take up removal motion
The move follows serious corruption allegations against Justice Varma, who has been indicted by a Supreme Court-appointed inquiry committee after large sums of unaccounted cash were found at his official residence in Delhi.
Justice Yashwant Varma challenges impeachment recommendation in Supreme Court, alleges conspiracy
Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the findings of an in-house inquiry panel that found him guilty of misconduct. He has also contested the impeachment recommendation made by the then Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, calling the entire sequence of events a conspiracy. Fire incident sparks inquiry The controversy began on the night of March 14–15, when a fire broke out at Just…
Justice Yashwant Varma approaches Supreme Court over impeachment in cash haul case
Justice Yashwant Varma claimed that the proceedings violated his rights both as an individual and as a constitutional functionary and the enquiry committee concluded its proceedings without investigating key facts.
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