Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 (PTI) Lawmakers in the country are pursuing the impeachment of a high court judge after bundles of charred currency notes were discovered on the premises of his official residence.

The extraordinary move, admitted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, finds a historical parallel from 190 years ago, when a king in the princely state of Travancore took similarly severe action against a corrupt judge.

At the heart of the current controversy is Justice Yashwant Varma, a senior judge at the Allahabad High Court.

The trouble began on a single day in March, when a startling discovery was made on the premises of his official residence--bundles of currency notes, partially destroyed by fire.

Historical records suggest that a king had taken similar stringent actions against a

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