Justice Varma resigns amid proceedings for removal

11 APRIL 2026

Justice Yashwant Varma, of the Allahabad High Court, who was facing a parliamentary motion for removal, submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu.
A copy of the letter has also been sent to the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant.
His resignation came amid reports that a panel, appointed by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, was set to look into the allegations of burnt currency being recovered from his official residence in Delhi during a fire in March 2025.
In another letter written to withdraw from the proceedings before the Judges Inquiry Committee constituted by the Lok Sabha, Justice Varma termed the inquiry as ‘unfair’.