Overview

• Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said lawmakers will determine how to integrate the Supreme Court-appointed inquiry with the statutory Judges (Inquiry) Act process
• A three-judge in-house panel formed by then CJI Sanjiv Khanna indicted Varma after investigators found several burnt sacks of cash during a March fire at his Delhi home
• Varma has refused to resign and was transferred back to the Allahabad High Court without any judicial duties pending the Monsoon session
• Under Article 217 of the Constitution, Varma could resign directly to the President and retain his pension and other retirement benefits
• The Monsoon session of Parliament runs from July 21 to August 12, when the impeachment motion will be tabled and debated