Charges against Justice Yashwant Varma ‘proven’: Parliament panel
The Lok Sabha panel found Justice Varma’s explanation “evasive and unsatisfactory,” noting he failed to adequately explain the cash found in his residence’s storeroom
A three-member inquiry panel appointed by the Lok Sabha Speaker has concluded that charges against Justice Yashwant Varma are "proved" following the discovery of cash at his official residence. The committee, led by Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, found that Justice Varma's explanations regarding the presence, source or ownership of the cash were "evasive and unsatisfactory."
The panel also noted that material evidence at the site was not properly secured or preserved, and the evidentiary condition of the storeroom had been disturbed before it was sealed and inspected. Despite Justice Varma's withdrawal from the probe, the inquiry panel emphasized that it does not end the statutory investigation.
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