Justice Varma saves himself from ignoble first Former Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma resigned, avoiding parliamentary removal proceedings. This follows a history of judges facing removal motions, with some resigning and others escaping proceedings. The constitutional process for judge removal involves parliamentary address based on proved misbehaviour or incapacity. #High_Court #Varma #Allahabad_High #Yashwant_Varma #Justice_Yashwant #Justice_Varma #Justice #Court_judge #Varma_resigned #Varma_saves
Varma goes down protesting: 'Asked to answer the unanswerable' Justice Yashwant Varma resigned from the Allahabad High Court, alleging procedural unfairness by a judges' inquiry committee. He questioned the committee's handling of charges related to unaccounted burnt cash found at his residence, stating he was forced to withdraw as his participation would legitimize an unjust process. Videos of the fire incident at his home became crucial evidence. #High_Court #Varma #Allahabad_High #Yashwant_Varma #Justice_Yashwant #Varma_resigned #alleging_procedural #procedural_unfairness #judges'_inquiry #inquiry_committee
High court fails to deliver verdict for 6 years, Supreme Court shifts case to itself The Supreme Court has taken the unprecedented step of transferring three petitions from the Allahabad High Court to itself, citing a six-year delay in delivering a verdict on a 1994 criminal case. This intervention, aimed at ensuring speedy justice, highlights concerns over the High Court's prolonged inaction, which has also kept the trial stayed. #Supreme_Court #Allahabad_High #unprecedented_step #High_court #criminal_case #court_fails #Court_shifts #six-year_delay #deliver_verdict #shifts_case
Justice Varma probe panel reconstituted The Lok Sabha Secretariat has reshuffled the three-member panel investigating allegations against Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma. Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava of Madras High Court has been replaced by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar of Bombay High Court, effective March 6. The other two members of the inquiry committee remain unchanged. #Chief_Justice #High_Court #Lok_Sabha #Allahabad_High #Sabha_Secretariat #Yashwant_Varma #Justice_Yashwant #Varma_probe #Justice_Varma #Court_Justice
Loosening pyjama string is 'attempt to rape': SC sets aside controversial Allahabad HC ruling The Supreme Court has overturned a controversial Allahabad High Court ruling, declaring that groping a woman and untying her pyjama string constitutes an "attempt to rape." The apex court emphasized the need for judicial compassion and empathy in handling sexual offense cases, reviving stringent charges under the Pocso Act. A committee will now develop guidelines to foster sensitivity in judges. #Supreme_Court #High_Court #Allahabad_High #controversial_Allahabad #pyjama_string #Loosening_pyjama #string_constitutes #Allahabad #attempt #rape
