SC rejects Justice Varma’s plea challenging impeachment proceedings over cash discovery allegations New Delhi, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea filed by Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma -- who faces impeachment proceedings following the cash-discovery row -- challenging the decision of the Lok Sabha Speaker to constitute a three-member inquiry committee against him under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. Pronouncing the operative part of the verdict, a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said, “We hold that the petitioner is not entitled to any relief in the present case.”

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SC reserves verdict on Justice Varma’s plea challenging impeachment proceedings over cash discovery allegations New Delhi, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma -- who faces impeachment proceedings following the cash-discovery row -- challenging the decision of the Lok Sabha Speaker to constitute a three-member inquiry committee against him under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma reserved the verdict after hearing extensive arguments from all sides.

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SC issues notice on Justice Varma’s plea challenging 3-member probe panel in cash discovery allegations New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma, challenging the impeachment proceedings initiated against him. Justice Varma has been at the centre of controversy since burnt cash was discovered on March 14 in an outhouse of his official residence, which had been allotted to him while he was serving in the Delhi High Court.

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Cash row: SC rejects Justice Varma’s plea against in-house panel findings (Lead) New Delhi, Aug 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by High Court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma – who faces an impeachment threat following the cash discovery episode – challenging the in-house enquiry that led to a report recommending his removal from office. In a detailed judgment, a Bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih framed several key questions, including: the maintainability of Justice Varma’s petition, the legal sanction of the in-house procedure, whether the in-house procedure constitutes a parallel and extra-constitutional mechanism, whether it violates the fundamental rights of a High Court judge, whether due procedure was followed; and whether forwarding the in-house panel’s report was unconstitutional.

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Cash row: SC rejects Justice Varma’s plea against in-house panel findings New Delhi, Aug 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by Justice Yashwant Varma - who faces an impeachment threat following the cash-discovery episode - challenging the findings of the three-member in-house inquiry committee that recommended his removal under Article 124(4) of the Constitution. In his writ petition, Justice Varma, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, had sought to quash the communication forwarded by then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna to the President and Prime Minister, recommending action based on the in-house committee's findings.

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Cash haul case: SC reserves verdict on Justice Varma’s plea against in-house panel findings New Delhi, July 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by Justice Yashwant Varma -- who faces an impeachment threat following the cash-discovery row -- challenging the findings of the three-member in-house enquiry committee, which recommended his removal under Article 124(4) of the Constitution. In his writ petition, Justice Varma, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, sought to quash the communication forwarded by then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna to the President and Prime Minister, recommending action based on the in-house committee’s findings.

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Cash row: Amid impeachment move, SC to hear Justice Varma’s plea on Monday New Delhi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea filed by Justice Yashwant Varma challenging his indictment by the three-member in-house committee in the cash-discovery episode. The hearing assumes as 145 MPs from both the ruling and Opposition parties on July 21 had submitted an impeachment notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking removal of Justice Varma.

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Cash row: CJI Gavai likely to recuse from hearing Justice Varma’s plea, assures urgent hearing New Delhi, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday hinted that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai-led Bench will not likely take up for hearing the plea filed by Justice Yashwant Varma challenging his indictment by the three-member in-house committee in the cash-discovery episode. This unfolded when senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Justice Varma, urged CJI Gavai to constitute a Bench for urgent hearing of the matter.

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Committee report exposed serious gaps, pointed to possible cover-up at Justice Varma’s home: Sources New Delhi, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The committee appointed by then Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, to investigate the fire incident at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence on March 14 has submitted a sharply critical report. The findings of this three-judge panel raise significant questions about Justice Varma’s version of events, his actions before and after the fire, and most notably, the presence of burnt currency notes recovered from a storeroom on his 30 Tughlak Crescent residence in New Delhi.

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DFS chief Atul Garg clarifies: Never stated no cash found during firefighting ops at Justice Varma’s home New Delhi, March 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief of Delhi Fire Services (DFS), Atul Garg on Friday denied reports attributing to him a statement claiming that no cash was found during firefighting operations at the residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma. Garg's clarification followed reports by some media outlets, including a news agency quoting him saying firefighters had not found any cash while dousing the flames at the judge's official residence.

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