Justice Varma steps down during ongoing parliamentary and judicial scrutiny, with multiple probes examining allegations linked to a cash recovery case that triggered impeachment proceedings.
At least 193 Opposition MPs, including 130 from Lok Sabha and 63 from Rajya Sabha, had signed the notice of the motion seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
“So many MPs and legal experts, but no one pointed this out?” Justice Datta remarked during the hearing, expressing surprise over the procedural lapse highlighted in the petition.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain, while speaking to a news agnecy, said that the party is ready to use all democratic tools available to them.
The TMC MP said that Dhankhar's resignation was a result of a pressure tactic by PM Modi and his minister to make Rajnath Singh the vice president.
In the letter, he stated, "If proven true, these allegations are not only a gross betrayal of public trust but also a serious affront to the integrity of our judicial institutions." He urged all political parties to rise above partisanship and take constitutional responsibility to safeguard the credibility of India’s judiciary.
A three-member in-house committee constituted by Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna to probe the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash from the official residence of Justice Yashwant Varma on March 14, 2025, after a fire broke out at his residence, has indicted the judge in its report.
He’ll hold another rally in Florida over the July Fourth weekend unattached to a midterm candidate and will travel to the southern border next week to protest President Joe Biden’s immigration policies
The impeachment was laid against Trump for inciting “revolt” in a speech to his followers on January 7 following which a mob stormed the Capitol, leading to the death of five.
'There is never a justification for violence. No excuses, no exceptions: America is a nation of laws,' he said.
