Lok Sabha Panel Indicts Former High Court Judge in Cash-at-Home Case
A Lok Sabha inquiry panel has indicted former High Court judge Yashwant Varma in a case involving cash found at his home.
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A Lok Sabha inquiry panel has indicted former High Court judge Yashwant Varma in a case involving cash found at his home.

The inquiry into the Tai Po fire concluded, with survivors expressing anger and blaming authorities for negligence and a 'litany of failures.' The panel is expected to submit its final report in late October.

Mumbai's civic body has suspended three officials and launched an inquiry after an 11-year-old boy was killed by a falling tree and a man died in a balcony collapse. These incidents mark the second and third rain-related deaths in 24 hours.
An inquiry panel in Benue State, Nigeria, has revealed N139.8 billion in missing public funds from 2015-2023, with recommendations for recovery and accountability.

Multiple inquiry panels have submitted their findings and reports to relevant authorities, including the Lok Sabha Speaker in India regarding allegations against Justice Varma and the Department of Justice in the Philippines concerning a Senate shooting. Additionally, a House Panel is set to review a report on NTA reforms amidst the NEET-UG paper leak controversy.
Justice Yashwant Varma has tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu following allegations of unaccounted cash found at his official residence, leading to the lapse of an impeachment inquiry.

An inquiry panel in Nepal has recommended action against those responsible for the crackdown on Gen Z protests, following deaths during the demonstrations.

A Judicial Commission of Inquiry in Oyo State, Nigeria, has invited the public to submit evidence regarding the abduction of 46 pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, who endured a 56-day ordeal.

An independent committee investigating Hong Kong's deadly Tai Po fire has recommended that authorities gradually replace bamboo scaffolding with metal alternatives, alongside other legislative and practical proposals.

A Supreme Court independent inquiry panel in Thailand has finished its examination of four individuals implicated in a bribery case linked to former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn.

Enoch Burke's application to have the chair and panel of his fitness-to-teach inquiry recused due to perceived bias has been rejected. The Teaching Council refused his applications, allowing the inquiry to proceed.

Three years after ethnic clashes in Manipur, the Commission of Inquiry tasked with investigating the events has missed four deadlines and is still gathering evidence.

Justice Varma has resigned from his position amidst an ongoing removal process and corruption charges, on the day he was scheduled to present his defense before an inquiry panel.
Two years after the incident, the West Bengal government will establish an inquiry commission for the RG Kar rape-murder case and investigate the hurried cremation of the trainee doctor.
An employee at Badrinath Dham has been suspended as an inquiry panel investigates alleged irregularities in donation handling, following social media allegations and with CCTV footage and employee statements to be examined.

A judge-led panel investigating Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades, which occurred in Tai Po, has resumed its public inquiry and ruled out using statutory powers.

An inquiry committee at Nishtar Medical University in Multan has found nine doctors and hospital officials guilty of misconduct and violating screening protocols in a case involving surgery on a patient who was later found to be HIV-positive.

A new article critiques the Ministry of Education's inquiry panel, established to probe allegations by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) against the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) leadership, questioning its fairness and effectiveness.

An inquiry panel has deemed a power of attorney executed in Parth Pawar’s favor in the Mundhwa land deal as 'illegal, incorrect and criminal'.