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NEW DELHI: Justice Yashwant Varma, who has been in the eye of a storm for more than 13 months since the accidental discovery of wads of burnt notes in his official bungalow in New Delhi, has resigned as a judge of Allahabad high court.In a letter to President Droupadi Murmu on Friday, Varma said he…
NEW DELHI: Justice Yashwant Varma of Allahabad high court may have submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on Friday, but he went down crying foul. In a letter simultaneously addressed to Supreme Court Justice Aravind Kumar, who is head of the judges’ inquiry committee, the controversial HC judge faulted the committee’s procedure to test…
Yashwant Varma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Friday’s resignation saves Justice Yashwant Varma from the ignominy of defending himself in Parliament in a debate on the motion to remove him as a judge. However, it might open a window for the authorities to order an investigation into the source of the money found in a judge’s…
NEW DELHI: Justice Yashwant Varma on Friday submitted his resignation to the President amid cash recovery row and impeachment process.This follows the controversy over the alleged discovery of unaccounted cash and the impeachment proceedings initiated against him in Parliament, ANI reported. Justice Varma of the Allahabad high court was earlier transferred from the Delhi high…
NEW DELHI: DMK Rajya Sabha MP demanded the govt to bring a legislation with provision for suspension of judges facing serious allegations with strong evidence while highlighting that impeachment is a complicated process.Speaking during Zero Hour on Thursday, Wilson said, “We must legislate for a mechanism to suspend judges facing serious allegations with clinching evidence…
NEW DELHI: New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea of Allahabad HC judge Yashwant Varma challenging the Lok Sabha speaker’s decision to form an inquiry committee as per Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, in the impeachment motion moved against him. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and S C Sharma reserved…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on a plea filed by Allahabad high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, challenging the validity of a parliamentary committee probing corruption charges against him. The case relates to the recovery of a large sum of cash from his official residence last year.The apex body has…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Justice Yashwant Varma, facing a removal motion in the Lok Sabha, how he was prejudiced by the Speaker constituting a panel to inquire into the charges of cash being found at his residence as he pleaded that it should have been done in consultation with the Rajya Sabha…
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine Allahabad high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea challenging validity of Lok Sabha speaker’s decision to constitute a three-member committee for his impeachment initiated in the aftermath of the discovery of unaccounted cash currencies at his official residence. It issued notices to Lok Sabha and Rajya…
