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Oppn motion to remove Justice Varma not admitted in Rajya Sabha: How impeachment works
The BJP-led government is slated to move a motion in the Lok Sabha to impeach Justice Yashwant Varma, the Allahabad High Court judge at whose home burned piles of cash were found in March. Varma has called the allegations against him a 'conspiracy'. But how can a sitting apex or high court judge be removed? What's the impeachment process? read more Justice Yashwant Varma is at the centre of a controversy after a pile of cash was recovered at his official home. via PTI Justice Yashwant Varma is set to be impeached. The BJP-led government is slated to move a motion in the Lok Sabha to impeach the Allahabad High Court judge at whose home burned piles of cash were found in March. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will now establish a committee to examine the charges with assent from the Rajya Sabha. Birla will recommend Varma's impeachment if warranted. This comes after the Opposition-backed motion accepted by Jagdeep Dhankhar in his capacity as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha was not tabled in Parliament. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Dhankhar has since resigned as Vice President. But how does the impeachment process work? Let's take a closer look: How does it work? The Indian Constitution does not mention the term 'impeachment' when it comes to judges. However, it lays down the process for removing Supreme Court and high court judges. Supreme Court judges can be removed under Article 124 (4) while high court judges can be removed under Article 218. In both instances, jurists can be removed for 'proven misbehaviour or incapacity'. This comes after a motion from both Houses that is approved by the President of India. The Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, spells out the process. The impeachment can be initiated in either House of Parliament. In the Rajya Sabha, around 50 MPs are needed, while around 100 MPs are needed in the Lok Sabha. This motion then handed over to the presiding chairman or speaker of the House. A multipartisan group of MPs submit a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to seek the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma. (Photo: ANI) The chairman or speaker can then talk to people and examine any information related to the motion. The chairman or speaker of the House can then decide to admit the motion or refuse to do so. The chairman or speaker is under no obligation to do so within a specific time period. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD What after the motion is admitted? If the motion is admitted a three-member committee is then established to investigate the matter. This committee usually comprises a Supreme Court judge, a high court judge and an eminent jurist. The committee can then call witnesses and examine the matter to its satisfaction. If the committee finds that the matter is without merit, the process ends with the report being sent to the chairman or speaker and it being tabled in the House. However, if the committee finds otherwise, the motion and the investigation report is then sent forward to both Houses. A copy of the matter is also sent to the judge with the charges framed. Back to Parliament The House in which the motion was introduced then takes up the matter first. The Speaker of the House must then table the report. Here, the judge is allowed to present their own case to Parliament. The motion will then be debated and put to a vote. The Monsoon Session of the parliament. File image/PTI The motion requires a special majority to pass – that is support from two-thirds of the members present and voting (which in itself should be not under half the House's total strength). This must be sent to the other House of Parliament, which must once again pass the motion with a special majority. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD If this too is passed, the address is then sent to the President of India. The President must then pass an order removing the judge. Has this happened before? Yes, in 1993. Justice V Ramaswami was the first apex court judge against whom an impeachment motion was moved. Ramaswami was accused of extravagant expenditure during his time as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The motion ultimately went down to defeat in the Lok Sabha. In 2011, the Rajya Sabha passed an impeachment motion against Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court. However, before the Lok Sabha took up the matter, Sen resigned. What is the status of Varma's impeachment? Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is expected to announce the formation of a high-level committee to examine the charges against Varma. Sources have said that the motion has already received over 100 signatures from the BJP and its allies. Opposition members will also submit their signatures soon. BJP leader Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Birla, and deputy Chairman Harivansh, who is currently presiding over the Upper House following Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation, have been discussing how to proceed. Union minister Kiren Rijiju said that the potential impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma is a collective decision of all parties and not only the government. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Home Minister Amit Shah. ANI 'I have spoken to all the senior leaders of different political parties. I will also get in touch with some of the single-MP parties because I do not want to leave out any member. So it becomes a unified stand of the Parliament of India," Rijiju said. A three-judge inquiry panel had earlier confirmed the discovery of a large sum of cash at Justice Varma's residence on March 14, 2025. The panel's findings were submitted to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, who subsequently sent the report to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Justice Varma's response. Justice Varma has denied the allegations, stating that the cash was not stored by him or his family members. He has called the matter a 'conspiracy' against him. With inputs from agencies
India Today
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- India Today
Over 60,000 votes manipulated in Karnataka: Shivakumar backs Rahul Gandhi's claims
Backing allegations made by Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, speaking exclusively to India Today, said the Congress had gathered extensive evidence of electoral fraud in the state. He claimed that more than 60,000 votes had been manipulated in a single constituency and asserted that the party had full documentation to support its findings.'I fully endorse his views. It is our Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) research team from day 1, we were just working out on this because we are very shocked to hear and know about the result and what has happened. And I endorse it and we have more than 60,000 votes in one constituency which we have full documentation connected to it. And he has also made a very thorough study on that issue. He has come out and we stand by his statement,' Shivakumar asked if the alleged tampering extended to Bengaluru Rural, where his brother DK Suresh contested and lost the recent Lok Sabha elections, Shivakumar replied, 'Yes, of course, of course, of course. We'll give some documents connected to it.' On the issue of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) being conducted in Bihar, Shivakumar also supported the Congress Party's objections to the removal of 51 lakh voters from the electoral rolls. 'This has been well after the Maharashtra elections. The polling time, how it can be 51 lakh like has been voted in a short time. What is that? All these things are there. I still think the media has to take up this issue. It is your responsibility also to see that a free and fair election is taking place in the country. We may lose, we win. No one can always win. We may also lose. I agree, but this is not the way our elections were conducted.'When asked how many Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka may have seen such irregularities, Shivakumar declined to provide a figure. 'I don't want to comment on that. We are going to give a number of evidences, then let us speak,' he Gandhi had on Thursday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of 'cheating' during the voter list revision process in a Karnataka constituency. Gandhi claimed that the Congress had gathered irrefutable evidence of electoral fraud being facilitated by the Commission. 'We have concrete, 100 per cent proof of the Election Commission allowing cheating in a seat in Karnataka. Not 90 per cent - when we decide to show it to you it's 100 per cent proof,' he to Gandhi's statement, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in a post on X on Thursday, said the Lok Sabha election results in the state had not only surprised the Congress but also raised serious doubts. 'The truth that the irregularities committed by @BJP4India by misusing the Election Commission were the reason for the Congress party's setback is now coming to light,' he added, 'As the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, @RahulGandhi is gradually exposing the irregularities committed by the Election Commission, and he has also provided details about the electoral malpractices that took place in Karnataka. I fully endorse Rahul Gandhi's statement that there is hundred percent evidence of the Election Commission's irregularities in Karnataka. Our numerous workers had lodged complaints about the sudden addition of new voters and the deletion of old voters' names in several constituencies of the state.'advertisementSiddaramaiah further alleged that Prime Minister @narendramodi's victories were not based on popularity or performance. '@narendramodi's election victories are neither due to his popularity nor the achievements of the BJP government. The truth that it is due to the 'vote theft' conducted through the Election Commission is now being revealed,' he also said the party would soon decide on a course of action. 'Regarding the actions to be taken on the electoral irregularities that occurred in Karnataka, we will consult with Rahul Gandhi and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and make a decision.'- Ends IN THIS STORY#Karnataka
The Hindu
6 minutes ago
- The Hindu
Lok Sabha to take up Justice Varma's removal
Lok Sabha will take up a bipartisan motion to remove Justice Yashwant Varma, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Friday (July 25, 2025), adding that it was a unanimous decision of all political parties, and that 152 MPs from the ruling alliance and the Opposition have signed the motion. Mr. Rijiju said all parties had agreed that the removal of Justice Varma should be a joint call, adding that the proceedings will be taken up in Lok Sabha and then move to Rajya Sabha in line with the Judges (Inquiry) Act. 'We shouldn't remain in any doubt, proceedings will begin in the Lok Sabha,' he said. His remarks have to be seen in the backdrop of an Opposition-sponsored motion that was moved in the Rajya Sabha on July 21, the same day the process was set rolling in the Lok Sabha. Official sources said the notice in the Rajya Sabha has not been admitted. Speaker Om Birla is expected to announce the three-member inquiry committee to probe the charges against Justice Varma, now an Allahabad High Court judge. Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, now the officiating presiding officer, has been part of the consultation with the government and within Parliament over the issue. The three-member committee will include either the Chief Justice of India or a Supreme Court judge, a High Court Chief Justice and a distinguished jurist. Former Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, on July 21, had informed the House that he received a notice seeking the judge's removal. 'It is signed by more than 50 members of the council of states and thus it meets the numerical requirement of signing by members of Parliament for setting in motion a process for removal of a High Court judge,' Mr. Dhankhar had said. At the same time, he had directed the Secretary General to find out if a similar motion had been moved in the Lok Sabha or not. He went on describing the provisions of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, and said that the 'Secretary General will take necessary steps in this direction.' The Opposition insisted that this should be treated as acceptance of the motion, signed by 63 Rajya Sabha MPs from the Opposition. Wads of half-burnt currency notes were found at the official residence of Justice Varma in Delhi when a fire broke out there on March 14.
