Overview

• A Supreme Court–appointed three-judge panel confirmed on May 3 that unaccounted cash was found at Justice Varma’s Delhi residence during a March 14 fire and forwarded its report to the then CJI
• Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna recommended Varma’s impeachment on May 8 after the judge refused to resign and sent the inquiry findings to President Murmu and Prime Minister Modi
• Justice Varma has been transferred back to the Allahabad High Court and stripped of all judicial duties pending further action
• President Murmu has referred Khanna’s recommendation to the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Lok Sabha Speaker, clearing the way for parliamentary proceedings
• The central government aims to move the impeachment motion in the upcoming Monsoon Session, consulting opposition parties to secure necessary bipartisan support