The decision came after Justice Varma refused to resign despite the committee’s findings, prompting the then CJI to take the unprecedented step of seeking his removal.Earlier, in line with the in-house procedure, the former CJI Khanna had written to the President and the Prime Minister, enclosing the three-member inquiry committee’s report dated May 3 and Justice Yashwant Varma’s response dated May 6.The Supreme Court-appointed panel, which was probing the recovery of cash from Justice Varma’s residence on March 14, submitted its findings to the then CJI on May 4. Following the indictment, Justice Khanna had asked Justice Varma to resign.The committee arrived at its conclusion after thoroughly examining a range of evidence and recording statements from over 45 individuals, including Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora and the chief of Delhi Fire Services.The allegation was vehemently denied by Justice Yashwant Varma in his responses to both the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court-appointed inquiry panel.When TNIE contacted Justice Varma through calls and messages seeking his response to the findings of the in-house probe, there was no reply from him.The three-judge inquiry committee appointed by the Supreme Court, which was probing the cash recovery at Justice Varma’s house on March 14, has submitted a report to CJI on May 4.After 40 days of setting up of the panel by the top court, the committee submitted its report, after making due diligence on the probe in the cash recovery issue.The SC had on March 25 constituted the three-member inquiry Committee, consisting of Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Justice G S Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh and Justice Anu Sivaraman, Judge of the High Court of Karnataka.
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