Cash-at-home row: Centre confirms transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma to Allahabad high court | India News
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday notified the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi high court to the Allahabad high court amid the probe over the alleged discovery of cash at his official residence.
“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge, Delhi high court, to be a Judge of Allahabad High Court and to direct him to assume charge of his office in the Allahabad high court,” the order said.
The Supreme Court Collegium had earlier recommended his repatriation to his parent high court following the development.
Justice Varma was de-rostered by the Delhi high court after a directive from the Chief Justice of India (CJI). The controversy arose after a fire at his Lutyens Delhi residence on March 14, following which reports emerged of burnt wads of cash allegedly found in a storeroom. Justice Varma strongly denied the claims, stating that neither he nor his family had placed any cash there.
The Supreme Court appointed a three-member in-house committee on March 22 to investigate the matter, with Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya’s report, including photos and videos, uploaded on the court’s website. Meanwhile, a PIL seeking an FIR into the matter was dismissed as premature, with the court stating that the in-house inquiry was ongoing and multiple options remained open to the CJI once it concluded.
