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Justice on trial: How are judges impeached in India
Updated On: 12 August, 2025 05:14 PM IST | Mumbai | Tarun Verma
The Justice Varma cash row in March brought judicial accountability sharply into focus, raising questions about complex impeachment process a mechanism not widely understood by the public. Speculation linking the scandal to the Vice President’s resignation has further fuelled political intrigue, adding another layer to an already heated atmosphere
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Justice Yashwant Varma. Image/File Pic
The Justice Varma cash row scandal has brought Indian judicial accountability into sharp focus. While India takes pride in an independent judiciary, that independence must be accompanied by responsibility. The coming weeks could be historic—not just for Justice Varma, but for the nation’s faith in democratic institutions and judicial transparency.
Former Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma is facing a case after large amounts of burnt currency were allegedly discovered at his official residence in Delhi. Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Justice Varma cash row, the Supreme Court of India criticised the former Delhi High Court judge last week, stating that the “Chief Justice’s office is not a post office.”
The Supreme Court’s remark followed Justice Varma’s challenge to the findings of a three-member apex court committee, which investigated the case and held him accountable for unaccounted cash. The committee concluded that the judge and his family had “tacit or active control” of the storeroom where the cash was found, indicating Justice Varma’s possible responsibility for the cash recovered at his residence. With an impeachment motion already initiated in the Rajya Sabha, the proceedings may well become a milestone in the history of India’s judicial system.
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