Judge Aims to Overturn Misconduct Claim

Login to Continue Learning

The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it would form a bench to hear Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea. Varma, currently at the Allahabad High Court, is challenging an internal inquiry panel report that found him guilty of misconduct. Additionally, his petition contests the May 8 recommendation by former Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who suggested initiating impeachment proceedings against him.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal presented the matter before Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi, requesting urgent listing. Varma’s petition argues that the inquiry was biased, with the burden of proof reversed and timelines manipulated to expedite conclusions at the expense of procedural fairness. The controversial report, which has prompted calls for impeachment, alleges control over premises where significant, suspicious findings were made.

(With inputs from agencies.)

📚 Reading Comprehension Quiz

10 Points

What is Justice Yashwant Varma challenging in his petition to the Supreme Court?

In a unique start to his ruling against President Donald Trump’s administration on September 30, U.S. District Court Judge William Young included a scanned handwritten note sent to his office. The note read: “Trump has pardons and tanks – what do you have?” At the top of Young’s opinion in AAUP v. Rubio, which ruled that Trump’s effort to deport foreign-born student protesters was unconstitutional.

October 8, 2025

A. The internal inquiry panel report that found him guilty of misconduct B. The recommendation by former Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna to initiate impeachment proceedings C. Both A and B D. None of the above

Please login or register to take the quiz and earn points!