SC setback for Justice Varma

In a major blow to Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, the Supreme Court Thursday dismissed his plea challenging the in-house inquiry report that found him guilty in the cash-at-home scandal and recommendation of the then CJI Sanjiv Khanna to the President and the PM for his removal.

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As he refuses to step down, the SC move clears the way for Parliament to hasten impeachment proceedings against the judge, who is at the centre of controversy since this March when a huge cache of half-burnt cash was found following a fire in the storeroom of his official residence in Delhi.

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and AG Masih said Justice Varma's conduct does not inspire confidence and his plea should not be entertained.