Justice Yashwant Varma; Photo of cash allegedly discovered at a storeroom at Justice Varma's house.
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New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday announced a three-member panel to investigate the allegations of corruption against Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Verma.
The panel includes Supreme Court judge Justice Arvind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Maninder Mohan Srivastava, and Karnataka High Court senior advocate BV Acharya. The panel will submit a report on the allegations against Verma soon; Verma has been at the heart of a storm after unaccounted cash was found at his home.
Speaker Om Birla informed the Lok Sabha that he had received a motion for the impeachment of Verma by BJP MP Ravishankar Prasad as well as leaders of the Opposition and leaders of the alliance of the ruling party on July 21.
“On July 31, 2025, I received a written notice signed by 146 members of the ruling and opposition parties, including Ravishankar Prasad and the Leader of the Opposition in the House. The notice proposes a motion to remove the current judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Yashwant Varma, under Section 3 of the Judges Inquiry Act, 1968, read with Articles 124(4), 217, and 218 of the Constitution of India,” Birla said.
Birla informed the House that unaccounted cash was recovered at Verma’s 30 Tughlaq Crescent bungalow after a fire broke out. “The committee will submit its report as early as possible. The proposal remains pending till the receipt of the report of the inquiry committee,” Birla said.