Impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma in Monsoon session | India News

NEW DELHI: The Centre set to introduce an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, anticipated to begin in mid-July. Govt sources on Tuesday confirmed motion to be launched in the upcoming session. The transfer follows a Supreme Court-appointed inquiry panel’s indictment of Justice Varma over allegations of unaccounted money found at his official residence in Delhi after a hearth on March 14, 2025. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju is ready to carry consultations with all political events to construct consensus for the unprecedented motion, which, if handed, would mark the first-ever impeachment of a High Court judge in India.Govt sources mentioned that there’s a technique of forming a panel to research the costs against the accused judge earlier than an impeachment motion. However, that formality just isn’t wanted because the Supreme Court has already accomplished the train. The controversy erupted when emergency providers, responding to the fireplace at Justice Varma’s residence, recovered a considerable quantity of burnt forex notes, reportedly stacked as excessive as 1.5 ft in a storeroom. A 3-member panel, constituted by then-Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on March 22, 2025, and comprising Justices Sheel Nagu, G S Sandhawalia, and Anu Sivaraman, discovered credence in the allegations of misconduct. The panel’s report, submitted on May 4, acknowledged that Justice Varma failed to elucidate the supply of the money, deeming the misconduct severe sufficient to warrant impeachment proceedings.Justice Varma, who was transferred from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court following the incident, has denied the allegations, calling them a conspiracy. Despite the Supreme Court’s suggestion to resign, he has refused, prompting the federal government to provoke the impeachment course of. Under the Constitution of India and the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, an impeachment motion requires the assist of a minimum of 100 Lok Sabha or 50 Rajya Sabha members to be tabled. It should then move with a two-thirds majority in each Houses. The authorities, eager on making certain bipartisan assist, has tasked Minister Rijiju with partaking opposition events, together with the Congress, TMC, and DMK, to again the motion.The Allahabad High Court Bar Association has welcomed the transfer, emphasizing the necessity to uphold public belief in the judiciary. The case has sparked debates on judicial accountability and the stability of energy between the judiciary and the chief. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar careworn the significance of authorized due course of, stating, “Judicial independence must not preclude accountability.”