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SC Reserves Verdict on Plea of Justice Yashwant Varma Challenging Validity of Lok Sabha Inquiry Panel
The Supreme Court will decide if procedural flaws in a Lok Sabha inquiry into Justice Varma's alleged corruption warrant halting the probe under the Judges Inquiry Act.
- On Wednesday a Supreme Court bench orally observed there was no bar under the Judges Inquiry Act on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituting an inquiry committee and listed Justice Yashwant Varma's plea for further hearing on Thursday .
- After the March 14 fire investigators recovered partially burnt cash at Justice Yashwant Varma's official residence in New Delhi, an in-house inquiry led by then Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna found `sufficient substance` in the charges.
- Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi argued the statute mandates a joint committee since impeachment notices were moved in both Houses on July 21, 2025, and the Lok Sabha formed a three-member inquiry committee on August 12.
- The Supreme Court bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma flagged `some infirmity` in the manner the Lok Sabha Speaker constituted the inquiry committee and will test whether to intervene under Article 32.
- Parliamentary rules require a motion signed by at least 100 Lok Sabha or 50 Rajya Sabha members, and a two‑thirds vote to remove a judge; Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said 152 MPs signed the motion.
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Top Court Reserves Verdict On Plea Against Om Birla Panel On Justice Varma
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea of Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma challenging the legality of the parliamentary panel probing corruption charges against him.
·New Delhi, India
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Burnt-cash recovery case: Justice Varma claims Parliamentary-panel invalid as Rajya Sabha "rejected" removal motion; SC demurs
The Supreme Court on Wednesday demurred on Justice Yashwant Varma's claim that the Committee, which was formed by the Parliament to probe corruption charges against the Allahabad High Court judge, is unsustainable, as the motion that led to its formation was admitted only in the Lok Sabha.
·India
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