NEW DELHI: India’s young left-handed batter Tilak Varma says his short spell with Hampshire in county cricket has given him lessons he will “carry for life.” The 22-year-old’s stint came to an end on Thursday with a duck in Hampshire’s five-wicket defeat to Worcestershire in Group A of the One-Day Cup.Go Beyond The Boundary with…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday announced the formation of a three-member committee to investigate allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma in connection with the “cash-at-home” controversy.The panel will include senior advocate PV Acharya of the Karnataka high Court as the jurist member. SC judge Aravind Kumar, Madras HC Chief Justice Manindra Mohan…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised several questions while hearing Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea seeking to invalidate an in-house inquiry committee’s report that indicted him over a large quantity of burnt cash found at his official residence during his tenure as a Delhi high court judge.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A…
Judge Varma hides identity, is ‘XXX’ in his SC petition NEW DELHI: Facing removal motion in Parliament for sacks of cash found at his official residence in Delhi, Justice Yashwant Varma has kept his identity a secret in his petition in the Supreme Court while seeking quashing of the in-house inquiry report and then CJI’s…
NEW DELHI: Accusing BJP of “petty mindset” and “illegality”, Congress on Saturday said the government’s decision to ignore the notice to remove Justice Yashwant Varma in Rajya Sabha in favour of the one submitted in Lok Sabha is dictated by its desire to control the narrative about the issue, stemming from its “insecurity” that the…
High court judge Yashwant Varma (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is expected to announce the formation of a high-level inquiry committee to examine charges against Allahabad high court Judge Yashwant Varma, news agency PTI reported on Thursday quoting official sources.The move follows the submission of a notice signed by 152 Members…
Burnt pieces of a currency note seen among debris near the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, in New Delhi (left), and Justice Yashwant Varma. NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad high court. The petition challenges an…
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said the government is open to discussing key issues like Operation Sindoor in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, provided discussions are held in accordance with the “rules and traditions” of the House.“There are several issues that parties have expressed interest in discussing in Parliament. We…
Justice Yashwant Varma. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Ahead of a possible removal motion in Parliament’s monsoon session, Justice Yashwant Varma moved Supreme Court for quashing of an in-house inquiry report holding him guilty for the huge illicit cash at his official residence in Delhi and challenged the constitutionality of then CJI Sanjiv Khanna’s recommendation to…
Law minister talking to PTI NEW DELHI: Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said that an impeachment motion against Allahabad high court judge Yashwant Varma will be brought in the upcoming Parliament session and that the government is out of picture. Speaking to PTI Videos, Meghwal stated that an in-house committee, constituted by…