Justice Yashwant Varma
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Justice Yashwant Varma found guilty in cash-at-home case, panel finds all 3 charges proved
India | Aug 12, 2026, 11:47 PM ISTThe three-member inquiry committee was constituted by the Speaker on August 12, 2025. During a fire that broke out in the official residence of Justice Varma on the night of March 14, 2025, firefighters allegedly discovered massive amounts of burnt currency at a storeroom in the Delhi bungalow.
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Cash discovery row: Justice Varma submits reply before parliamentary panel, cites lapses by police
India | Jan 14, 2026, 04:36 PM ISTThe impeachment proceedings stem from events following the discovery of burnt currency notes at Justice Varma’s official residence on March 14 last year, after which he was repatriated to the Allahabad High Court.
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Justice Varma case: Supreme Court affirms Lok Sabha Speaker's authority to form inquiry committee
India | Jan 07, 2026, 07:04 PM ISTJustice Varma was repatriated to the Allahabad High Court after burnt currency notes were found at his official residence on March 14 last year. Following this, then CJI Sanjiv Khanna initiated an in-house inquiry, constituting a three-member committee.
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Who are the three members of the panel that will probe charges against Justice Yashwant Varma?
India | Aug 12, 2025, 01:15 PM ISTA panel was formed to probe charges against Justice Yashwant Varma. Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, and jurist BV Acharya are the named members.
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Yashwant Varma cash row: Lok Sabha Speaker forms 3-member panel on proposal to impeach judge
India | Aug 12, 2025, 12:49 PM ISTLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday accepted a motion backed by 146 MPs seeking the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma, after a large amount of cash was discovered at his residence.
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Supreme Court dismisses Justice Yashwant Varma's plea against in-house cash row probe report
India | Aug 07, 2025, 11:30 AM ISTYashwant Varma cash row: The Supreme Court rejected the Allahabad High Court judge's plea, stating that it is not worth entertaining.
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Justice Yashwant Varma's plea: SC questions absence before committee, flags procedural gaps
India | Jul 28, 2025, 01:03 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has questioned procedural gaps in Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea against an in-house inquiry, with the matter now set for further hearing on Wednesday.
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Lok Sabha to initiate proceedings to remove Justice Yashwant Varma: Kiren Rijiju
India | Jul 25, 2025, 06:08 PM ISTParliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Friday that it was a unanimous decision of all political parties to move unitedly in a case of perceived corruption in judiciary, asserting that Lok Sabha will take up the motion.
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SC to set up special bench to hear Justice Varma's plea in cash row as CJI Gavai recuses himself
India | Jul 23, 2025, 12:03 PM ISTJustice Varma cash-at-home row: Justice Varma, who was repatriated to the Allahabad High Court and has been kept off judicial work, has protested his innocence and has moved the apex court against the committee's findings.
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MPs submit motion in both Houses of Parliament to impeach Justice Yashwant Varma
India | Jul 21, 2025, 03:37 PM ISTThe motion can either be accepted or rejected by the Speaker/Chairman of the House. If the motion is admitted, the Speaker or the Chairman of the House forms a three-member committee in accordance with the Judges Inquiry Act.
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Impeachment motion against Justice Varma likely to be submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker: Sources
India | Jul 21, 2025, 01:37 PM ISTOn May 8, the then Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, gave a nod to the Parliament to initiate impeachment of Justice Varma. He also sent a report on the probe findings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu.
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Justice Varma cash-at-home row: SC refuses urgent hearing of plea seeking FIR against HC judge
India | Jul 21, 2025, 12:22 PM ISTUnion Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said over 100 MPs have signed the motion on removal of Justice Yashwant Varma. 40 of the aforementioned MPs are from Congress Party, including Rahul Gandhi, Rijiju said.
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Justice Yashwant Varma challenges impeachment recommendation in Supreme Court, alleges conspiracy
India | Jul 18, 2025, 08:16 AM ISTThe controversy began on the night of March 14, when a fire erupted at Justice Varma’s official residence at 30 Tughlak Crescent. During firefighting efforts, charred bundles of cash were discovered, triggering a formal investigation.
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Inquiry panel says Justice Varma didn’t report cash stash, recommends removal
India | Jun 19, 2025, 02:18 PM ISTA Supreme Court-appointed inquiry panel has found that multiple eyewitnesses, including police and fire officials, saw a large pile of Rs 500 notes, some half-burnt, inside Justice Yashwant Varma’s Delhi residence after a fire in March.
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Cash discovery row: CJI shares panel report with President Murmu, PM Modi
India | May 08, 2025, 08:47 PM ISTChief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has submitted the report of the Supreme Court-appointed three-member panel investigating cash discovery allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Justice Yashwant Varma takes oath as Allahabad High Court judge amid cash row controversy
Uttar Pradesh | Apr 05, 2025, 06:07 PM ISTJustice Yashwant Varma's recent transfer from the Delhi High Court to Allahabad has faced criticism, especially after a Public Interest Litigation was filed before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court.
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Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma, says decision after probe
India | Mar 28, 2025, 01:55 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma, former Delhi High Court Judge, over the alleged discovery of illicit cash at official premises.
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SC to hear Justice Yashwant Verma cash case today, Delhi fire chief's statement recorded
India | Mar 27, 2025, 11:58 PM ISTThe Supreme Court will hear a plea today on the alleged cash stash found at Justice Yashwant Verma’s residence. The petition seeks an FIR and a police-led probe. Meanwhile, Delhi Fire Chief Atul Garg has recorded his statement after six hours of questioning.
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Yashwant Varma cash row: Delhi Police seizes mobiles of cops, sends phones for forensic examination
Delhi | Mar 27, 2025, 11:39 AM ISTJustice Yashwant Varma cash row: Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Varma got embroiled in a significant controversy after a fire incident at his residence on March 14 led to the discovery of a substantial amount of cash.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, March 25, 2025
India | Mar 25, 2025, 08:09 PM ISTA three-member committee constituted by the Supreme Court visited Justice Yashwant Varma's official residence in connection with the cash row. Justice Varma was transferred to his parent Allahabad High Court earlier, which led to the state's bar body going on an indefinite strike.