In his plea, Justice Varma has said the invocation of in-house procedure against him was improper and invalid since it was done in absence of any formal complaint.
He has also alleged that “unprecedented” public disclosure of the allegations via a press release by the top court had subjected him to media trial.
According to his petition, the proceedings before the committee violated natural justice principles since the panel had failed to notify him of its devised procedure and denied him any opportunity to provide inputs on the evidence.
On the allegation of cash discovery at his residence, he has argued that it was essential to determine who it belonged to and how much was found. The panel report provides no such answers, as per Justice Varma.
He has also alleged that CJI Khanna had asked him to resign or seek voluntary retirement within an “unduly restricted timeline”, while warning him of initiating the process for removal.
