LS Speaker Forms 3-Member Panel to Probe Allegation Against Justice Varma

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NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday constituted a three-member panel to examine allegations against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, formally commencing the impeachment process after admitting a notice backed by multiple parties.

The committee will be headed by Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, with Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and senior Karnataka High Court advocate B V Acharya as members.

"The committee will submit its report as early as possible. The proposal (for removal of Justice Varma) will remain pending till the receipt of the report," Birla informed the House.

Birla said he had received the proposal on July 21, signed by 146 Lok Sabha members, including former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.