Nedumpara had approached the Supreme Court seeking directions for filing an FIR against Justice Varma over the alleged cash recovery issue.On 8 May, following an indictment by a Supreme Court-appointed in-house committee, former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna (now retired) sent a letter to the Centre recommending Justice Varma’s impeachment.The former CJI made this recommendation after receiving the committee’s report, which found Justice Varma guilty of misconduct. As Justice Varma refused to resign, Justice Khanna was compelled to take the drastic step.A senior Supreme Court official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that “Justice Varma was asked to resign following his indictment, but he refused.”Earlier, the former CJI had written to the President and the Prime Minister of India, enclosing the three-member committee’s report dated 3 May, along with Justice Varma’s response dated 6 May. The committee was formed to investigate the cash found at Justice Varma’s residence on 14 March and submitted its findings on 4 May.The committee comprising Justice Sheel Nagu (Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court), Justice G.S. Sandhawalia (Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court), and Justice Anu Sivaraman (Judge, Karnataka High Court) was formed by the Supreme Court on 25 March.Over 40 days, the panel examined a range of evidence and interviewed more than 45 individuals, including Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora and the head of the Delhi Fire Service.
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