New Delhi, May 29 -- The Union Government is weighing the option of bringing in the Parliament an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, who has been indicted by a Supreme Court (SC)-appointed probe panel in connection with the discovery of piles of burnt cash from his official residence in the national Capital. The Communist Party of India (CPI) has demanded support from political parties to initiate impeachment proceedings.
Sources in the Government said an impeachment motion in the Parliament, which meets next during the Monsoon Session, in the second half of July, is an obvious choice if Justice Verma, who was repatriated from Delhi High Court to Allahabad High Court after the incident, does not resign on...