Justice must not only be done; it must also be seen to be done. However, justice often moves at a slow pace. Parliamentary justice is no better. Seventeen months after bundles of half-burnt currency notes were discovered at the residence of then Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma following a fire, the country has received a finding that should not be allowed to gather dust.

A three-member Judges’ Inquiry Committee has found all three charges against him proved: possession of unexplained cash, failure to protect material evidence, and giving evasive explanations.

The committee, headed by Supreme Court Justice Aravind Kumar and comprising Bombay High Court Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and senior advocate B V Acharya,........

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