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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicJustice Yashwant Varma

Topic: Justice Yashwant Varma

Lok Sabha speaker sets ball rolling for Justice Yashwant Verma’s impeachment with 3-member probe panel

Birla informed the House that any further course of action on the proposal of removal will remain pending till the committee submits its report.

Judge cash row: ‘In-house inquiry didn’t affect Justice Yashwant Varma’s fundamental rights,’ says SC

The top court has dismissed the judge’s petition against former CJI Sanjiv Khanna’s move to recommend action against him to President & PM.

SC rejects cash row judge Yashwant Varma’s plea challenging in-house report, impeachment motion

Justice Varma had challenged the in-house 3-judge inquiry committee report & former CJI Sanjiv Khanna's recommendation to initiate impeachment proceedings against him.

‘Important to send message’: SC says CJI empowered to recommend removal in cases like Justice Varma’s

This power is drawn from a conjoint reading of Judges (Protection) Act, 1985 and Article 141 of Constitution, it asserts.

Will not hear Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea challenging impeachment, says CJI Gavai

Judge Yashwant Varma filed a plea in the Allahabad High Court, challenging the constitutionality of the impeachment proceedings against him in connection with the cash row.

Over 100 MPs have signed notice to bring motion in Parliament for removal of Justice Varma—Rijiju

A motion for the removal of a judge has to be signed by not less than 100 MPs in Lok Sabha & 50 in the Rajya Sabha. The motion is likely to be brought in the Lower House.

RS panel likely to ask Centre to define ‘misbehavior’ & ‘incapacity’—grounds for removing judges

Standing committee on law & justice met 24 June & discussed the issue even as Justice Yashwant Varma faces potential impeachment. Panel will hold more deliberations before finalising recommendations.

Clean-up job by Justice Yashwant Varma’s aides: What panel probing judge cash row found

The 3-member panel of Chief Justices of Punjab & Haryana HC and Himachal Pradesh HC and a Karnataka HC judge found Varma's misconduct "serious enough" for his removal.

Rajya Sabha panel to discuss ‘code of conduct for judges’, post-retirement jobs next week

Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice will sit for discussion on 24 June. Members of the 31-member panel include Ranjan Gogoi, Vivek Tankha, & A.Raja.

‘Misconduct proved’ — Supreme Court panel proposes impeachment of Justice Varma in cash row

‘Misconduct proved’ — Supreme Court panel proposes impeachment of Justice Varma in cash row

On Camera

Pay attention to 2 Bills that are set to change life in Goa

Critics see the two Bills as a means to reorder Goa’s centuries-old land ownership patterns under the guise of efficiency.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.