Justice Varma impeachment: Why the government’s reported plan to bypass the Judges (Inquiry) Act procedure should concern us

Reports suggest that the government may be mulling over circumventing the requirement of a committee to investigate the charges against Justice Yashwant Varma under the Judges (Inquiry) Act. This decision might not only undermine the constitutional force of the 1968 legislation, but also jeopardise the impeachment proceedings against Justice Varma.
Justice Varma impeachment: Why the government’s reported plan to bypass the Judges (Inquiry) Act procedure should concern us
Paras Nath Singh

Paras Nath Singh is an Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court of India.

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