Overview

• In March a blaze at Varma’s Delhi residence uncovered stacks of unaccounted cash, prompting an in-house probe.
• A three-member Supreme Court committee found sufficient substance in the allegations and forwarded its report to the President and Prime Minister recommending impeachment.
• Government sources say the Centre plans to table an impeachment motion in the Monsoon Session, where removal requires a majority of total membership and a two-thirds vote of members present.
• BJP MLA Ram Kadam and Congress MP Sukhdev Bhagat have both affirmed their parties will back the government’s impeachment effort.
• Political calls for support extend beyond major parties, with CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar and the Allahabad High Court Bar Association urging unified action to uphold judicial integrity.