Supreme Court to Hear Plea Against Inquiry Committee on Justice Varma

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea from Justice Yashwant Varma challenging an inquiry committee's constitution by the Lok Sabha Speaker. The plea asserts the committee, formed solely by the Lok Sabha, violates constitutional provisions, thus questioning its legality and seeking its nullification.

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a plea from Justice Yashwant Varma, who is contesting the establishment of an inquiry committee formed by the Lok Sabha Speaker to investigate corruption allegations against him.

The committee includes Supreme Court judge Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, and senior Karnataka High Court advocate B V Acharya. The bench, led by Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih, has issued notices seeking responses from the offices of the Lok Sabha Speaker and the secretaries-general of both Houses.

The case is scheduled for the next hearing on January 7, 2026. Justice Varma's plea argues that according to the Judges Inquiry Act of 1968, a committee investigating judge removal must be jointly constituted by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

(With inputs from agencies.)