The
pa el
fou d
Justice
Va ma’s
expla atio
ove
the
discove y
of
u accou ted
cash
at
his
official
eside ce
“evasive”
a d
“u satisfacto y”.
NEW
DELHI:
A
Lok
Sabha
i qui y
committee
o
Wed esday
i dicted
fo me
Allahabad
high
cou t
judge
Yashwa t
Va ma
i
the
cash-at-home
case,
Live
Law
epo ted.The
pa el
fou d
Justice
Va ma’s
expla atio
ove
the
discove y
of
u accou ted
cash
at
his
official
eside ce
“evasive”
a d
“u satisfacto y”.A
la ge
amou t
of
u accou ted,
pa tially
bu t
cash
was
fou d
i
the
outhouse
of
Va ma’s
eside ce
followi g
a
fi e
i
Ma ch
2025.
The
discove y
t igge ed
public
out age
a d
allegatio s
of
judicial
co uptio .
Va ma
had
de ied
a y
k owledge
of
the
cash
a d
ejected
allegatio s
of
fi a cial
imp op iety.Afte
a
i -house
i qui y
o de ed
by
the
Chief
Justice
of
I dia
i dicted
Va ma,
Lok
Sabha
Speake
Om
Bi la
co stituted
a
th ee-membe
pa el
headed
by
Sup eme
Cou t
judge
A avi d
Kuma
u de
the
Judges
(I qui y)
Act,
followi g
a
motio
backed
by
MPs
f om
diffe e t
political
pa ties.Va ma,
howeve ,
esig ed
du i g
the
i qui y.
It
emai s
u clea
whethe
Pa liame t
will
p oceed
with
the
committee’s
fi di gs,
with
some
legal
expe ts
a gui g
that
the
Judges
(I qui y)
Act
ca
be
i voked
o ly
agai st
a
se vi g
judge.
