The panel comprised Supreme Court judge, Justice Aravind Kumar; the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, M.M. The Speaker’s decision came a day after the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha rejected a separate notice of motion submitted in the Upper House. Justice Varma is currently a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court. The then Rajya Sabha Chairman did not admit the notice of motion,” Mr. Rohatgi submitted. The court hypothesised a scenario in which a removal motion was rejected in the Rajya Sabha on finding that one of the Members had signed the document twice.

Source: The Hindu January 08, 2026 00:54 UTC