Overview

• The Supreme Court has agreed to list an urgent plea for an FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma, following the discovery of burnt cash at his residence in March.
• Chief Justice B. R. Gavai stated the hearing will proceed on Wednesday if defects in the petition, filed by advocate Mathews Nedumpara, are resolved.
• A Supreme Court in-house inquiry panel previously indicted Justice Varma, leading to his transfer to the Allahabad High Court and the initiation of impeachment proceedings.
• Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has called for revisiting the 1991 K. Veeraswami judgment, which requires prior CJI sanction to prosecute judges, citing delays in criminal action.
• The case has intensified debates on judicial accountability, with petitioners and civil society groups demanding a full criminal investigation under anti-corruption laws.