Lok Sabha Speaker sets in motion the process to remove Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced Tuesday that he has accepted a resolution signed by 146 MPs across parties seeking the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court — who is facing allegations of “corruption” following the recovery of half-burnt wads of currency notes at his official residence — and set up a three-member committee to probe the charges against him.
The committee comprises Supreme Court’s Justice Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Karnataka High Court senior advocate B V Acharya.
Birla said the committee will present its report as soon as possible.
The report will form the basis of debate and voting in Parliament on Justice Varma’s impeachment.
As soon as the House reassembled at noon, Birla announced that he has received notice of the resolution dated July 21 “signed by a total of 146 members of the ruling and opposition parties” who had proposed “to present a representation to the President of India for removal of Justice Yashwant Verma, a sitting Judge of the Allahabad High Court, from the office of Judge of the High Court under Section 3 of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 read with Article 124(4) of the Constitution of India read with Article 217 and Article 218”.