Cash-at-home case: SC panel proposes impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma - What probe report said

This, the panel said, amounts to serious judicial misconduct, meriting initiation of impeachment proceedings.

In its 64-page report submitted to then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on May 3, the three-judge panel found the conduct of justice Varma to be incompatible with the standards expected of a member of the higher judiciary, saying his actions, omissions and explanations did not inspire confidence and undermined public trust.

“The very existence of judicial office is founded upon the trust of the citizens. Any deficiency in this regard erodes public trust,” the committee noted in its report, accessed by HT.