Overview
- A two-judge bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed Justice Yashwant Varma’s challenge to the Speaker’s admission of a removal motion and the panel’s validity.
- The court read the first proviso to Section 3(2) as situational, saying a joint committee is required only if both Houses admit notices given on the same day.
- It ruled that the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman was competent to decide on admission in the Chairman’s absence.
- The bench noted a procedural irregularity in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat’s role but said it offers no advantage or remedy to Justice Varma.
- The three-member Lok Sabha committee of Justice Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, and B. V. Acharya can proceed on allegations tied to burnt currency found at Varma’s residence.