LS Speaker Om Birla Reconstitutes Panel to Investigate Justice Yashwant Varma's Unaccounted Cash Controversy

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted the three-member panel investigating Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court.

The inquiry relates to unaccounted burnt cash found at his official residence in Delhi in March 2025. The original panel included Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, who is retiring, prompting the reconstitution.

The new committee, effective March 6, 2026, includes Justice Arind Kumar (Supreme Court), Justice Shree Chandrashekhar (Bombay High Court), and Senior Advocate B.V. Acharya.

The panel will continue examining evidence under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, before possible impeachment.