Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday announced a 3-member panel to probe allegations against High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma.
The Lok Sabha Speaker said, “The members of the Committee include Justice Arvind Kumar, Supreme Court Judge, Justice Maninder Mohan Srivastava, Chief Justice Madras High Court, and BV Acharya, Senior Advocate, Karnataka High Court. The committee will submit its report as early as possible. The proposal will remain pending till the receipt of the report of the inquiry committee.”
#WATCH | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announces a 3-member panel to probe allegations against High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma.
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He says, "The members of the Committee include Justice Arvind Kumar, Supreme Court Judge, Justice Maninder Mohan Srivastava, Chief Justice… pic.twitter.com/hKTt4PiZFt
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla accepted a motion signed by 146 MPs for impeachment of Justice Yashwant Verma. Speaker Om Birla announces a 3-member panel to probe allegations against High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma.
#WATCH | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla accepts motion signed by 146 MPs for impeachment of Justice Yashwant Verma. Speaker Om Birla announces a 3-member panel to probe allegations against High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma.
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On the three-member panel formed to probe allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, “The process will have to take its course. There is a certain procedure, and I don’t think one has to make any comments now. The decision has been made to constitute an impeachment committee. They’ll have to look into all the evidence and come to a conclusion.”
#WATCH | On the three-member panel formed to probe allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "The process will have to take its course. There is a certain procedure, and I don't think one has to make any comments now. The decision has been made… pic.twitter.com/YQEH8MerdE
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Earlier, on August 7, the Supreme Court declined the plea of Justice Yashwant Varma challenging the in-house three-judge inquiry committee’s report and former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna’s recommendation to initiate impeachment proceedings against him.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih rejected Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea that stated that he was not given a fair opportunity to respond to the in-house inquiry committee before it presented its findings. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared on behalf of Justice Varma.
This comes after cash was allegedly found by fire tenders when a fire broke out at his Delhi residence on March 14, while he was a judge of the Delhi High Court. The judge was not present at his house.
