<p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> .'In-house inquiry enjoyed legal sanctity': Supreme Court dismisses Justice Varma's plea against recommendation for removal.<p>“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. </p> <p>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.</p>
<p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> .'In-house inquiry enjoyed legal sanctity': Supreme Court dismisses Justice Varma's plea against recommendation for removal.<p>“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. </p> <p>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.</p>