- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister announced that over 100 Members of Parliament (MPs) have signed a notice to initiate an impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma.
- The motion comes after a judicial panel indicted Justice Varma over sacks of burnt currency found at his residence during a fire in March 2025. Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna recommended his removal, but Justice Varma refused to resign and instead challenged the findings in the Supreme Court of India.
Constitutional and Legal Provisions
- Article 124(4) of the Constitution of India lays down the process for the removal of a Supreme Court judge.
- Article 218 extends these provisions to High Court judges.
Notable Impeachment Attempts
- Justice V Ramaswami was the first Supreme Court judge to face impeachment in 1993. The inquiry panel found him guilty of misusing funds, but the motion failed in the Lok Sabha due to large-scale abstentions.
- In 2011, Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court faced impeachment over the misappropriation of funds. The motion was passed in the Rajya Sabha, but he resigned before the motion could be considered in the Lok Sabha.