The Centre is currently exploring options to move an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, weeks after a Supreme Court-appointed in-house committee found him guilty of possessing unaccounted cash at his official residence in Delhi.
The impeachment motion is being considered for the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins in mid-July, reported news agency PTI. The Supreme Court has already asked Justice Varma to resign following the in-house committee's probe report.
However, after Justice Varma refused to resign, the then Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, sent the report to the President, recommending his impeachment.
Following the Supreme Court-appointed committee's probe report, Varma maintained his innocence, stating that the burnt cash recovered from his Delhi residence during a fire on Holi did not belong to him.
However, no official process has been initiated to move an impeachment motion against Justice Varma in the upcoming Monsoon Session, reported PTI, citing official sources. An impeachment motion against a judge can be tabled in either the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha following the approval of the Speaker or the Chairman. Furthermore, the motion has to be backed by at least 100 members in the Lok Sabha before it is sent to the Speaker or by at least 50 members in the Rajya Sabha before it is sent to the Chairman for approval.
