Justice Varma Seeks Bench to Invalidate Misconduct Report
Justice Yashwant Varma has filed a plea seeking to invalidate a misconduct report by an inquiry panel. He challenges the validity of a recommendation for his impeachment, raising constitutional issues. The Supreme Court is set to constitute a bench to hear the case.
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The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it would form a bench to hear the plea of Justice Yashwant Varma from the Allahabad High Court, seeking to invalidate a report by an internal inquiry panel that found him guilty of misconduct.
Justice Varma's plea also challenges the May 8 recommendation by former Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, who urged Parliament to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal presented the matter, requesting urgent listing before Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi.
Justice Varma's petition argues that the inquiry was biased, claiming the burden of proof was reversed and that the timelines were manipulated to expedite conclusions at the cost of procedural fairness. The controversial report, prompting impeachment calls, alleges control over premises where significant, suspicious findings were made.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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