Advocate Karan Umesh Salvi has been appointed as a consultant to assist the panel probing the allegations. The investigation follows the discovery of cash at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence, aiming to examine grounds for his possible removal from the Allahabad High Court.
The offices of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar have not received a report regarding Justice Yashwant Varma, delaying possible impeachment proceedings linked to cash found at his residence. The government is proceeding cautiously, waiting to see if Varma resigns before taking further action.
Justice Yashwant Varma has declined to resign despite being indicted by an in-house panel over unaccounted cash at his residence. The CJI has forwarded the report to the President and PM, opening doors to impeachment. New Delhi: Justice Yashwant Varma, a High Court judge, has refused to resign even after an internal committee of senior […]
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar recently stated in the House that an impeachment notice against Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Shekhar Yadav, submitted by Opposition MPs in December last year, is still pending with him. He emphasized that only Parliament has the constitutional authority to remove a High Court judge.