Om Birla Announces Probe Into Justice Yashwant Varma Cash-at-Home Scandal

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced a three-member panel to investigate Justice Yashwant Varma over the sensational cash-at-home scandal

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The committee will probe allegations after huge piles of currency were discovered at Varma’s Delhi residence outhouse during a fire incident

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Panel members include Supreme Court Justice Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, and Senior Advocate BV Acharya

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The impeachment motion, signed by 146 MPs, was accepted by Birla under Articles 124, 217, and 218 of the Constitution

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The cash-at-home row erupted after a March 14 blaze revealed bundles of notes burning inside the judge’s outhouse, shocking the nation

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An earlier in-house inquiry by top High Court judges had indicted Justice Varma for unaccounted cash recovery, recommending his removal

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On August 7, the Supreme Court dismissed Justice Varma’s plea against the inquiry findings and impeachment recommendation

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The Lok Sabha Speaker confirmed that the impeachment motion will remain pending until the three-member panel submits its findings

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