Overview

• A government-sponsored motion backed by 152 Lok Sabha members was submitted to Speaker Om Birla, surpassing the constitutional threshold of 100 signatures under Articles 124 and 217
• The Rajya Sabha notice with 63 Opposition signatures was not admitted due to procedural lapses, clearing the way for the Lok Sabha to lead the process
• Speaker Birla’s committee will include either the Chief Justice of India or a Supreme Court judge, a High Court chief justice and a distinguished jurist to probe the burnt cash discovered at Varma’s Delhi residence
• A Supreme Court in-house inquiry, set up in late March, indicted Justice Varma and recommended his removal in early May, leading to his transfer to the Allahabad High Court
• Justice Varma has challenged the in-house inquiry’s findings in the Supreme Court and his petition is listed for hearing on July 28