Overview

• A three-member Supreme Court-appointed committee indicted Justice Yashwant Varma on May 4 after firefighters discovered stacks of burnt cash at his Delhi residence during a March 14 fire
• Then-Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna forwarded the inquiry report to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi when Varma refused to resign
• Under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, the motion must be signed by at least 100 Lok Sabha or 50 Rajya Sabha MPs and pass with a two-thirds majority in the initiating House
• Kiren Rijiju has met leaders from major parties, including the Congress, as he seeks unanimous backing before Parliament convenes around July 21
• Justice Varma denies any wrongdoing, remains transferred to the Allahabad High Court and has not been assigned judicial duties pending the parliamentary process