New Delhi, February 25 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reconstituted a three-member committee on Wednesday to investigate the grounds for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma, following the recovery of large sums of cash from his residence here last March.
The speaker had constituted the committee on August 12 last year after admitting a notice from multiple parties seeking the removal of the Allahabad High Court judge, thereby initiating the impeachment process.
"In partial modification of the Notification..., the Speaker, Lok Sabha, has reconstituted, effective from March 6, 2026, for the purpose of making an investigation into the grounds on which the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court is prayed for, a Committee consisting of the following three Members:- 1 Hon'ble Justice Aravind Kumar, Supreme Court of India; 2 Hon'ble Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court; and 3. Shri B.V. Acharya, Senior Advocate, Karnataka High Court," a notification issued by Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh said.
While Justices Kumar and Acharya were also part of the previous committee, Justice Chandrashekhar is a new member. He has replaced the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Manindra Mohan Shrivastava.