India, May 28 -- The Union government might bring a motion for the impeachment of justice Yashwant Varma in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament over allegations of a cash haul from his residence in Delhi in March, people aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

For an impeachment motion against a judge of a constitutional court to be considered by any House of Parliament, at least 50 members need to back it in the Rajya Sabha and at least 100 in the Lok Sabha. For the motion to pass, it has to garner the support of a two-thirds majority of the members in each House. This means that a successful impeachment motion will need bipartisan support.

If justice Varma is removed, he will be the first judge of a constitutional court to be.

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