India, June 19 -- A three-judge panel has recommended the removal of former Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma, after piles of burnt cash were found at his residence in March.

Appointed by the Supreme Court, the panel examined 55 witnesses, recorded Varma's statement, and submitted a 64-page report on Thursday morning, NDTV reported.

The committee's report makes two key observations, cited by NDTV from the official findings, that form the basis of its recommendation to initiate impeachment proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma.

"This committee holds the money/cash was found in the storeroom located within the premises of 30 Tughlaq Crescent... officially occupied by Justice Varma," the committee mentioned, according to the repo...