Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma resigns amid impeachment proceedings.

Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma resigns amid impeachment proceedings.

• Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu.
• Justice Verma is facing impeachment proceedings after piles of burnt currency notes were found at his residence.
• Justice Varma was transferred back from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court after burnt wads of currency notes were found at his official residence in New Delhi on 14th March 2025.
• He was directed not to be assigned any judicial work upon his return to the Allahabad High Court.
• Justice Varma denied ownership of the money, claiming it was a conspiracy. A three-member inquiry committee was established to investigate the incident.
• A High Court judge can be removed only by an order of the President, based on a motion passed by both Houses of Parliament with a special majority (two-thirds of members present and voting and a majority of total membership) on grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
• This procedure is governed by Article 217(1)(b) and Article 218 of the Constitution, read with the Judges Inquiry Act, 1968.