Lok Sabha Speaker sets in motion the process to remove Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) set in motion the process of removing Justice Yashwant Varma of Allahabad High Court by admitting a motion, signed by 146 members, and constituting a three member inquiry committee to probe the charges against Justice Varma.
Petitioners argue ECI does not have the authority to determine citizenship
The Supreme Court heard a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) order to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. In the previous hearing, a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi cautioned the poll body that the court would “not hesitate to act” if the revised list reflected “mass exclusions.” The petitioners have criticised the SIR process as a form of “citizenship screening.”
Retail inflation in July slips to 8-year low of 1.55%
