Judges Inquiry Committee on Justice Yashwant Varma submits report to Lok Sabha Speaker
On 18 May 2026 the Judges Inquiry Committee investigating allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma submitted its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
Summary
The Judges Inquiry Committee investigating allegations concerning Justice Yashwant Varma submitted its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Parliament House on 18 May 2026. The committee was presided over by Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, with Bombay High Court Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Senior Advocate B.V. Acharya of the Karnataka High Court as members. It was constituted by the Speaker on 12 August 2025. The report was presented under the statutory requirements of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, and will be laid before both Houses of Parliament in due course.
Key facts
- Date
- 18 May 2026, Parliament House
- Subject
- Allegations concerning Justice Yashwant Varma
- Presiding Officer
- Justice Aravind Kumar, Supreme Court
- Members
- Justice Shree Chandrashekhar (CJ, Bombay HC); B.V. Acharya (Senior Advocate, Karnataka HC)
- Constituted
- 12 August 2025, by Lok Sabha Speaker
- Law
- Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968
- Next
- To be laid before both Houses of Parliament
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who was the Presiding Officer of the Judges Inquiry Committee that submitted its report on Justice Yashwant Varma in May 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Justice Aravind Kumar
Justice Aravind Kumar of the Supreme Court presided; Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and B.V. Acharya were members.
Under which law was the report of the Judges Inquiry Committee on Justice Yashwant Varma presented in May 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968
The report was presented in accordance with the statutory requirements under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
Consider the following statements about the Judges Inquiry Committee on Justice Yashwant Varma: 1. The committee was constituted by the Lok Sabha Speaker on 12 August 2025. 2. The committee was presided over by the Chief Justice of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the Presiding Officer was Justice Aravind Kumar, a judge of the Supreme Court.