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SC panel flags 'unnatural conduct' in Justice Varma inquiry; report sparks
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The committee, constituted by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on March 22, concluded that there is credible and serious evidence of misconduct following the discovery of burnt currency at Varma's official residence.
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SC-appointed three-member committee indicted Justice Varma without any inq
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday slammed the Supreme Court's in-house inquiry against Justice Yashwant Varma, saying that the three-member committee indicted the judge without hearing him and without following any procedure.
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Vice President Dhankar demands investigation into 'cash haul' incident inv
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Vice President said, "A painful incident happened in mid-March in Delhi at the residence of a sitting judge. There was a cash haul, obviously tainted, unaccounted, illegal. And unexplained!... It appeared in the public domain after 6-7 days...."
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"Building consensus amongst all political parties": Kiren Rijiju on impeac
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that he is working on building a consensus amongst all political parties to move against an impeachment motion against High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma.
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Kiren Rijiju starts speaking with political parties for impeachment motion
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has started speaking with various political parties for an impeachment motion against High Court judge Yashwant Varma in the next Parliament Session, government sources said on Tuesday. The Supreme Court had constituted an inquiry committee foll
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"Serious matter, should be probed thoroughly": BJP' Nalin Kohli on impeach
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Nalin Kohli said, "This is a very serious matter to find a pile of money on fire at the house of a sitting judge. It is also a very sensitive matter and should be investigated thoroughly. The society also rightfully expects the whole truth to come out. That's why former C
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"Will support impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma": CPI's D
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid reports of the Centre considering an impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma over allegations of unaccounted money recovered from his residence, CPI General Secretary D Raja on Wednesday said that credibility of judiciary has to be restored and his party will support the actio
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"A victory for the people": Allahabad HC Bar president hails impeachment m
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Allahabad High Court Bar Association President Anil Tiwari on Wednesday hailed the Union Government's reported move to initiate impeachment proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma over alleged recovery of money from his residence, calling it a "victory for the public."
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SC dismisses plea seeking FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma over cash rec
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma over allegations of the discovery of burnt cash at his residence.
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"No FIR to date, need to find out bigger sharks": VP Jagdeep Dhankhar on J
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Furthermore, the Vice President asserted that there have already been two months into the matter and an investigation must be conducted with "expedition".
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Judicial panel completes inquiry into cash claims at Justice Varma's resid
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A panel of judges tasked with conducting an internal inquiry into allegations of cash being discovered at the official residence of Justice Yashwant Varma has submitted its report to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on May 4.
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Delhi HC to hear afresh 52 pending cases previously listed before Justice
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
His name became embroiled in controversy after a substantial amount of cash was allegedly discovered at his residence during a fire on March 14.
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