Lok Sabha Speaker accepts impeachment motion against Justice Varma, forms probe panel. - watsupptoday.com
Lok Sabha Speaker accepts impeachment motion against Justice Varma, forms probe panel.
Posted 12 Aug 2025 05:30 PM

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Aug 12, 2025: On Tuesday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla granted approval to the motion signed by 146 MPs calling for the impeachment of Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma. Birla introduced a three-member panel to investigate allegations against Justice Varma as the House reassembled at noon following an initial adjournment. The Speaker informed the House that the impeachment motion would be postponed until the committee submitted its report.

Justice Varma's charges will be investigated by Supreme Court judge Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava of the Madras High Court, and Karnataka High Court jurist B V Acharya. A memorandum seeking Justice Yashwant Varma's removal was sent to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on July 21, the first day of the Monsoon session.

The impeachment motion against Justice Varma was signed by 146 Lok Sabha members in accordance with Articles 124, 217, and 218 of the Constitution. MPs from various parties, including the BJP, Congress, TDP, JDU, JD(S), Jan Sena Party, AGP, Shiv Sena (Shinde) and CPM, have signed the memorandum.

The memorandum was signed by BJP lawmakers Anurag Singh Thakur, Ravi Shankar Prasad, and Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Congress lawmakers Rahul Gandhi and Supriya Sule of the NCP (SP), and others. The matter pertaining to the cash recovery at Justice Varma's residence will be investigated by the probe panel established by the Lok Sabha Speaker.

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