The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) agreed to hear Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma's plea challenging the constitution of an Inquiry Committee by Lok Sabha Speaker to probe corruption charges against him.
The Inquiry Committee comprises Supreme Court judge Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, and senior Karnataka High Court advocate B.V. Acharya.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih issued notices to the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker and the secretaries-general of both the Houses and sought their responses.
The matter is posted for the next hearing on January 7, 2026.
Wads of burnt cash were found following a fire in the storeroom of the judge's official residence in the national capital on March 14.
