Lok Sabha Speaker reconstitutes committee to probe removal of Justice Yashwant Varma

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday reconstituted a three-member committee constituted to investigate the grounds for removal of Justice Yashwant Varma after burnt wads of cash were recovered from his residence in March last year.

The speaker had constituted the committee on August 12 last year after admitting that a notice had been filed by several parties for the removal of the Allahabad High Court judge, triggering the process of his ouster.

“In partial amendment of the notification…the Speaker, Lok Sabha, with effect from 6th March, 2026, for the purpose of inquiring into the grounds prayed for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court, has constituted a Committee consisting of the following three members:- 1 Honorable Justice Aravind Kumar, Supreme Court of India; 2 Honorable Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court; and 3. Shri B.V. Acharya, Senior Advocate, High Court of Karnataka,” said a notification issued by Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh.

While Justices Kumar and Acharya were also part of the previous committee, Justice Chandrashekhar is a new member. He has replaced the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Manindra Mohan Shrivastava.

Published on February 26, 2026