US EditionJustice Yashwant Varma Resigns Amid Inquiry and Controversy
- Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday, ending his tenure amid ongoing impeachment proceedings concerning allegations of cash discovery at his home.
- The resignation follows allegations that unaccounted cash was recovered at Varma's Delhi residence during emergency services' response to a fire on March 14, 2025; Varma claimed the money did not belong to him or his family.
- A parliamentary committee concluded in a May 3, 2025, report that there was "sufficient substance" in charges against Varma, deeming his misconduct "serious enough to call for initiation of proceedings for removal."
- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju previously stated the impeachment process was underway, noting 152 MPs from the ruling coalition and Opposition had signed the motion to remove the judge in line with the Judges Inquiry Act.
- Under the 1968 Judges Inquiry Act, a three-member judicial committee investigates if the motion is admitted in both Houses, and Parliament votes on impeachment, requiring two-thirds of the votes to advise the president to remove a judge.
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Allahabad HC judge Justice Yashwant Varma, facing impeachment, resigns
New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, facing impeachment proceedings after wads of burnt currency notes were found at his residence here, has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, sources said on Friday, April 10. “Your Excellency, While I do not propose to burden your august office with the reasons which have constrained me to submit this missive, it is with deep anguish that I hereby tender my resignati…
Justice Yashwant Varma Resigns From Allahabad HC Amid Cash-At-Home Probe
Justice Yashwant Varma resigned from his position as a judge of the Allahabad High Court on 10 April. His resignation followed ongoing parliamentary and judicial inquiries into allegations of unaccounted cash discovered at his official residence in Delhi in March 2025. The resignation was submitted to President Droupadi Murmu and communicated to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, effectively ending the impeachment proceedings initiated in the Lo…
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