India, Feb. 26 -- Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla has reconstituted the three-member committee probing the allegations against high court judge Yashwant Varma over the discovery of unaccounted cash at his official residence in Delhi last year, with effect from March 6.

The move came ahead of the retirement of Madras high court chief justice MM Shrivastava, who is part of the original panel, on March 6. HT on February 9 first reported that the committee had expedited its in-camera proceedings because of Justice Shrivastava's impending retirement. It reported that if the inquiry was not concluded before his demitting office, the panel would have to be reconstituted.

The new panel comprises Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, Shree Chand...