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The Hindu
2 hours ago
- The Hindu
Top news of the day: Lok Sabha Speaker sets in motion the process to remove Justice Yashwant Varma; petitioners argue ECI does not have the authority to determine citizenship, and more
Lok Sabha Speaker sets in motion the process to remove Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) set in motion the process of removing Justice Yashwant Varma of Allahabad High Court by admitting a motion, signed by 146 members, and constituting a three member inquiry committee to probe the charges against Justice Varma. Petitioners argue ECI does not have the authority to determine citizenship The Supreme Court heard a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) order to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. In the previous hearing, a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi cautioned the poll body that the court would 'not hesitate to act' if the revised list reflected 'mass exclusions.' The petitioners have criticised the SIR process as a form of 'citizenship screening.' Retail inflation in July slips to 8-year low of 1.55% Retail inflation slipped to an eight-year low of 1.55% in July mainly due to subdued prices of food items, including vegetables and cereals, according to government data released on Tuesday (August 12, 2025). The consumer price index (CPI) based inflation was 2.1% in June and 3.6% in July 2024. The July 2025 inflation is the lowest since June 2017 when it was at 1.46%. Centre has not transferred ₹3.69 lakh crore of cess collections to the designated funds, CAG finds As of 2023-24, the Central Government has failed to transfer ₹3.69 lakh crore worth of cess collections to the relevant funds for which the cess was implemented, the Comptroller and Auditor General has found. A cess is a levy over and above a tax and has to be used for a particular purpose. These short allocations date back to cesses imposed in 1974 and thus show lapses across governments. Owaisi condemns Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir's remarks, demands political response from Modi government AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) condemned Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir's fresh nuclear threat against India, from U.S. soil, and said it deserves a political response from the Modi government. The Hyderabad MP said India being a strategic partner, this misuse of American soil is unacceptable to India and Indians. He demanded the central government must lodge their protest and raise the issue with the U.S. strongly. John Abraham writes to CJI, calls for review of Supreme Court's directive on stray dogs Actor John Abraham on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) wrote a letter to Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, urging a review and modification of the recent Supreme Court directive ordering the removal of street dogs from the Delhi NCR region. The letter came a day after the Supreme Court directed the authorities to permanently relocate all strays from streets to shelters 'at the earliest'. No coercive steps against owners of old vehicles in Delhi-NCR: Supreme Court In a relief to owners of diesel vehicles of over 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) ordered authorities not to take coercive against them. The Supreme Court was dealing with a plea seeking recall of its October 29, 2018 order upholding a National Green Tribunal's directive. IGNOU now offers M.A. in Bhagavad Gita, Disaster Management Diploma, Agricultural Cost Management, and B.A. in Home Science IGNOU has introduced new academic programmes, including an M.A. in Bhagavad Gita, offering a structured study of Indian knowledge traditions. It also offers a flexible, distance-learning postgraduate diploma in Disaster Management for preparedness and mitigation; a Diploma in Agricultural Cost Management to promote sustainable, profitable farming. Vijayawada Police Commissioner inspects security arrangements ahead of launch of free bus travel for women Police Commissioner S.V. Rajashekar Babu reviewed security for Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's visit to Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS) here on August 15. The Chief Minister will launch 'Free Bus Service for Women' in the State, at PNBS on Independence Day. Pune varsity withdraws 'Voice of Devendra' competition notice after objection from NSUI The Savitribai Phule Pune University has withdrawn the notification for an elocution competition under the title 'Voice of Devendra', after the NSUI, Congress' student wing, opposed it claiming the varsity was trying to implement BJP's 'hidden' agenda. Is a 'potentiality of abuse' of BNS Section 152 a ground to declare the law unconstitutional, asks the Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) asked if 'potentiality of abuse' by the state of Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which punishes 'acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India', could be a ground to declare the law itself unconstitutional. New Zealand all-rounder Brooke Halliday quotes For New Zealand all-rounder Brooke Halliday, getting accustomed to the heat in India is the biggest takeaway from the three-match ODI series in Ahmedabad last October and her ongoing two-week training stint at the CSK High Performance Centre (HPC) in Chennai.
United News of India
3 hours ago
- United News of India
LS Speaker forms 3-member panel to probe charges against Justice Yashwant Varma
New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today constituted a three-member committee to probe the charges against Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma. This follows the alleged discovery of burnt cash at his official Delhi residence after a fire in March 2025, when he was a Delhi High Court Judge The committee would comprise Justice Arvind Kumar of the Supreme Court, Justice Manindra Mohan Srivastava, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, and Senior Advocate at the Karnataka High Court BV Acharya. Announcing this in the Lok Sabha, the Speaker said, "Finding this proposal appropriate as per the rules, I have granted its approval. Under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, I have constituted a three-member committee with the objective of investigating the grounds for the request to remove Justice Yashwant Varma from his post." "The Committee will submit its report as early as possible. Till the receipt of the inquiry committee report, the proposal will remain pending," he added. The Speaker had accepted the impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma, which was signed by 146 MPs. Presenting the proposal for action in the matter, Birla stated that the facts in this case, which point towards corruption, qualify for action and procedure under Articles 124, 217, and 218 of the Constitution of India. He emphasised that Parliament must speak in one voice on this issue and send a clear message to every citizen of the country about its commitment to zero tolerance towards corruption in public life. UNI RBE RN
Indian Express
4 hours ago
- Indian Express
SC judge, Madras HC chief justice, and 93-yr-old advocate who prosecuted Jaya to probe Justice Varma
Setting in motion the process to remove Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Tuesday constituted a three-member committee to probe charges against him in accordance with Section 3(2) of the Judges (Inquiry) Act 1968. The inquiry committee comprises Justices Aravind Kumar and Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, and senior Karnataka High Court advocate B V Acharya. Justice Varma was repatriated from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court after burnt wads of currency notes were allegedly found at his official residence in the Capital on March 14. An in-house probe was earlier set up by then Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna into the matter, constituting Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice G S Sandhawalia and Karnataka High Court Justice Anu Sivaraman. On the basis of the panel's findings, CJI Khanna had asked Justice Varma to resign, which he refused to do. Last week, the Supreme Court dismissed Justice Varma's plea against CJI Khanna's recommendation for his removal. The three who are part of the new probe, set up by Speaker Birla, against Justice Varma: Appointed to the Supreme Court in February 2023, with a tenure set to continue till July 2027, Justice Arvind Kumar was earlier the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. Starting in 1987 as a trial court lawyer, Justice Kumar practised for over two decades, handling both civil and criminal law. He was also the Additional Central Government Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department for 11 years and also a Special Public Prosecutor for the CBI. In 2005, he was appointed as an Assistant Solicitor General of India. Elevated as a judge of the Karnataka High Court in 2009, he served there for nine years before becoming the Chief Justice of the High Court of Gujarat in 2021. Justice Kumar has spearheaded initiatives in the field of education, and was instrumental in setting up 'signal schools' for children begging at traffic signals during his stints in both Karnataka and Gujarat High Courts. In the Supreme Court, he authored a judgment issuing guidelines for lower courts to curb the pendency of cases, setting timelines for serving summons promptly, wrapping up written statements within 30 days, and encouraging alternative dispute resolution systems. The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava did his bachelor's in law from K R Law College, Bilaspur, before enrolling as an advocate in 1987. He built a diverse practice in constitutional, labour, service, education and election law, before both the Madhya Pradesh and the Chhattisgarh High Court, and in 2005, was designated a Senior Advocate by the latter court. Justice Shrivastava's judicial career began with his appointment to the Chhattisgarh High Court in 2009. In 2021, he was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court, where he served as Acting Chief Justice on three separate occasions, before being appointed as permanent Chief Justice in February 2024. In July 2025, he was transferred as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. In the Rajasthan High Court, Justice Shrivastava was part of a Bench that directed the state to provide reservations for transgender persons in public appointments. In another key ruling, he ordered the reinstatement of Ayurvedic doctors, equating their retirement age with that of their Allopathic counterparts. He also took a firm stance on judicial discipline, holding that strikes by bar associations were unlawful. During his time in the Chhattisgarh High Court, he ruled that bail should ordinarily be granted to juveniles under the law. If not elevated to the Supreme Court, Justice Shrivastava is due to retire in March 2026. Senior advocate B V Acharya was the former Advocate General of Karnataka. The 93-year-old veteran has had a legal career spanning over six decades, having joined the Bar in 1957. In December 1989, he was designated a senior advocate and months later, appointed as the highest-ranking law officer in Karnataka, a post he held for five terms. For nearly two decades, Acharya had been every Karnataka chief minister's pick for this top job, cutting across party lines – from S R Bommai and Veerappa Moily to H D Deve Gowda. Acharya's most challenging role, however, was as a Special Public Prosecutor in the disproportionate assets case against former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha. Appointed by the Supreme Court, he conducted the trial in the politically sensitive case from 2004 to 2012. In 2012, he resigned from the post, citing political pressure to remove him from the role. In 2014, the trial court acquitted Jayalalitha, which was confirmed by the High Court in 2015. In 2016, Acharya was reinstated as Special Public Prosecutor in the case following Supreme Court orders, and ensured Jayalalithaa's conviction.
