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Government to Introduce Impeachment Motion Against Justice Varma in Monsoon Session

President Murmu referred the former Chief Justice’s recommendation to parliamentary presiding officers, prompting consultations with opposition parties on the impeachment draft

Justice Yashwant Varma
Justice Varma may face impeachment in cash row as Centre weighs options: Report
‘Resign or Be Impeached’: More Trouble for Judge Yashwant Varma in Explosive Burnt Cash Scandal  | Image: Republic Digital

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