Probe report on Justice Varma to be tabled in Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha Speaker Birla

Kolkata: The report of the inquiry committee, constituted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to probe allegations against former Delhi HC judge Justice Yashwant Varma, will be tabled in both Houses of Parliament on the opening day of the Monsoon Session beginning July 20. The move will keep open the option of initiating deliberations on an impeachment motion despite the judge's resignation.

Speaking on the sidelines of an orientation programme for newly elected West Bengal MLAs here on Friday, Birla said the report would be laid before Parliament on the first day of the session. The panel had submitted its report to Birla on May 18 this year. The monsoon session would be held from July 20 to August 13.

The panel was set up on August 12, 2025, after nearly 200 MPs from across party lines submitted a motion seeking an inquiry into allegations against Justice Varma. The inquiry followed the discovery of unaccounted burnt cash at his official Delhi residence after a fire in March 2025. Justice Varma tendered his resignation to the President on April 9, 2026. The tabling of the report is procedurally significant as it formally places the committee's findings before Parliament.