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CJI agrees to constitute Bench to hear plea on behalf of Justice Varma
INDIA, JUL 23 – Justice Yashwant Varma challenges the in-house inquiry's constitutionality after a cash discovery led to a recommendation for impeachment, with over 200 MPs backing removal motions.
- On July 23, 2025, the Supreme Court announced it would form a panel to consider the petition filed by Justice Yashwant Varma, which contests the findings of the internal inquiry that implicated him in the cash-at-home controversy.
- The petition arose after an in-house inquiry found unaccounted cash at Varma's official residence following a March 14-15 blaze and recommended impeachment, a move Varma contests as unconstitutional.
- Justice Varma argued the inquiry was unfair, proceeded on presumptions without proper evidence, denied him a personal hearing, and usurped Parliament's exclusive removal powers under Articles 124 and 218.
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal highlighted that the petition involves constitutional questions, while the Chief Justice indicated that he would arrange for a bench to hear the case but recused himself due to his prior involvement in the matter.
- The bench's formation to hear Justice Varma's challenge suggests judicial willingness to examine the balance between in-house inquiry procedures and Parliament's constitutionally mandated removal process.
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SC To Set Up Special Bench To Hear Justice Varma's Plea In Cash Row After CJI Recuses Himself
The matter was mentioned today before the bench of CJI BR Gavai, Justices K. Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi. CJI recused himself from the case stating that it may not be proper for him to take up that matter.
Speaker Birla to announce inquiry committee to probe charges against Justice Varma: Sources
New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Amid hectic parleys involving senior ministers and the two Houses of Parliament, official sources said Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is likely to announce the formation of an inquiry committee to probe the ground of charges against Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma. The sources said the notice signed by 152 MPs submitted to Birla on July 21 is now a "property of the House", and that consultation has begun for the for…
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