Justice Varma's Removal: Process to Begin, Speaker to Name Probe Panel

The process of removal of Justice Yashwant Varma will be set in motion in the Lok Sabha soon with Speaker Om Birla expected to soon announce the constitution of a statutory committee to investigate the grounds on which the removal of the judge is sought, The Indian Express has learned.

- LIZ MATHEW

Birla and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh met Wednesday with Secretaries General of both Houses and the officials discussed the modalities to finalize the procedure. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also joined the meeting later.

The discussions took place on a day the Supreme Court said it will set up a bench to hear Justice Varma's plea challenging the legal validity of the in-house inquiry committee which confirmed charges of recovery of unaccounted cash from his official residence in Delhi.