US EditionPlea in Supreme Court critcises Centre, Delhi Police for non-registration of FIR in Justice Varma incident
NEW DELHI, INDIA, JUL 20 – Over 145 MPs from ruling and opposition parties have jointly submitted an impeachment motion citing judicial misconduct after burnt currency was found at Justice Varma's residence.
- On March 14, following a fire at Justice Yashwant Varma's official residence in Delhi, firefighters and police discovered numerous partially burnt currency notes stored in plastic bags.
- The discovery led to a Supreme Court petition criticizing the Centre and Delhi Police for not registering an FIR or conducting an effective investigation.
- A fact-finding panel consisting of three judges, constituted under the direction of then Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, found Varma guilty of misconduct and criticized the police for failing to file an FIR or issue seizure memos.
- A total of 145 MPs from both the ruling NDA and opposition submitted a motion under constitutional articles to impeach Justice Varma as the Monsoon Session opened.
- Justice Varma denies wrongdoing, challenges inquiry conclusions citing lack of material evidence, while bipartisan support for his removal highlights concerns over corruption in the judiciary.
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Is he your friend? Chief Justice pulls up lawyer for calling cash row judge 'Varma'
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Justice Verma impeacement: Over 100 MPs have signed notice, says Rijiju
New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said over 100 MPs have already signed a notice to bring a motion in Parliament for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma, crossing the threshold of support required for tabling the impeachment exercise in the Lok Sabha. “The signature (exercise) is underway and it has crossed 100 already,” Rijiju told reporters after the all-party meeting, while adding that it is for the Busi…
Plea in Supreme Court critcises Centre, Delhi Police for non-registration of FIR in Justice Varma incident
The inquiry committee had concluded that the police and fire authorities were “slipshod” for not lodging an FIR or preparing a seizure memo recording exactly what they came across at the scene of the fire on March 14-15
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