Lok Sabha Speaker admits motion to remove Justice Yashwant Varma, sets up three-member inquiry committee
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on 12 August 2025 admitted a motion signed by 146 MPs seeking the removal of Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma and constituted a three-member committee to probe the charges.
Summary
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on 12 August 2025 admitted a motion signed by 146 members seeking the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court, following the recovery of burnt currency notes at his official residence in Delhi in March 2025. Acting under Section 3(2) of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, the Speaker constituted an inquiry committee comprising Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and senior Karnataka High Court advocate B.V. Acharya. The motion will remain pending until the committee submits its report, which will form the basis for debate and voting in Parliament; the process is under Articles 124, 217 and 218 of the Constitution.
Key facts
- Date
- 12 Aug 2025
- Admitted by
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
- Motion
- Signed by 146 MPs
- Judge
- Justice Yashwant Varma, Allahabad High Court
- Law
- Section 3(2), Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968
- Committee
- Justice Aravind Kumar (SC), CJ Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (Madras HC), B.V. Acharya (senior advocate)
- Constitution
- Articles 124, 217 and 218
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Who admitted the motion for removal of Justice Yashwant Varma and constituted an inquiry committee on 12 August 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla admitted the motion signed by 146 MPs and constituted a three-member inquiry committee.
Under which law was the three-member committee to probe the charges against Justice Yashwant Varma constituted?
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Correct answer: C — Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968
The Speaker constituted the committee under Section 3(2) of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
Consider the following statements about the inquiry committee constituted in the Justice Yashwant Varma case in August 2025: 1. It includes a sitting judge of the Supreme Court. 2. It was constituted by the Chief Justice of India. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: the committee includes Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar. Statement 2 is incorrect: the committee was constituted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla after admitting the removal motion.
Who among the following is NOT a member of the inquiry committee constituted in the Justice Yashwant Varma case?
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Correct answer: D — Justice Sanjiv Khanna
The committee comprises Justice Aravind Kumar of the Supreme Court, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and senior advocate B.V. Acharya; Sanjiv Khanna is not a member.