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Background of the Case The Supreme Court of India on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court. The plea challenged the findings of a three-judge in-house inquiry committee and the recommendation of former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. The case stems from an incident on March 14, when a fire broke out at Justice Varma’s official residence in Delhi during his tenure as a judge of the Delhi High Court. Fire tenders allegedly discovered unaccounted cash at the premises. Justice Varma was not present at the residence at the time of the incident.

In a matter closely watched by legal and constitutional experts, the Supreme Court of India has reserved its verdict in the case concerning Justice Yashwant Varma, addressing the interplay between internal judicial inquiries and Parliament's powers to initiate impeachment proceedings.