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Probe report on Justice Yashwant Varma tabled in Parliament
There is a judge in India named Justice Yashwant Varma.
On the night of March 14, 2025, a fire broke out at his official home.
Firefighters who came to help reportedly found lots of burnt money in a storeroom.
Because of this, a special group of three people was asked to investigate.
They collected papers and spoken evidence for their inquiry.
They wrote a big report made up of two volumes.
Months later, on Wednesday, the report was officially presented to both Houses of Parliament.
The Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, had received the report earlier.
The report helps leaders in Parliament learn what the committee found.
The news does not say whether Justice Varma did anything wrong.
An inquiry committee report on allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma was tabled in both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday.
The three-member panel had submitted its findings to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla months earlier.
The two-volume report includes oral and documentary evidence collected during the investigation.
The allegations stem from the discovery of unaccounted cash at Justice Varma's official residence after a fire on the night of March 14, 2025.
Firefighters responding to the blaze reportedly found large quantities of burnt currency in a storeroom.
- Who
- Justice Yashwant Varma, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the three-member inquiry committee, and the secretaries general of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
- What
- The inquiry committee report into allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma was tabled in both Houses of Parliament.
- Where
- In the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (both Houses of Parliament); the alleged cash discovery was at Justice Varma's official residence.
- When
- On Wednesday, months after the committee submitted its findings; the underlying incident occurred on the night of March 14, 2025.
- Why
- To present the committee's findings on allegations that unaccounted cash was found at the judge's residence after a fire.
Key facts
- Subject
- Justice Yashwant Varma
- Report
- Two-volume inquiry committee report
- Where tabled
- Both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha)
- Panel
- Three-member inquiry committee
- Findings submitted to
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (months prior)
- Incident
- Fire at official residence on the night of March 14, 2025
- Allegation
- Unaccounted cash; burnt currency reportedly found in a storeroom
- Evidence
- Oral and documentary evidence collected during the investigation
Sources
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