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.