“Transfer Not Part Of Action”: Supreme Court On Judge In Cash Row

The method to switch Delhi Excessive Courtroom choose Justice Yashwant Varma is unrelated to the inquiry into alleged restoration of a giant stash of money at his dwelling, the Supreme Courtroom mentioned immediately. It mentioned the in-house investigation is being accomplished as per the process prescribed by the Supreme Courtroom, and the switch has nothing to do with the investigation.

The Supreme Courtroom flagged “misinformation and rumours” because the the explanation why Justice Varma’s switch to Allahabad Excessive Courtroom was linked to the money restoration.

“There’s misinformation and rumours being unfold with regard to the incident on the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma… On receiving the data, the Chief Justice of the Delhi Excessive Courtroom commenced the in-house enquiry process gathering proof and data,” the Supreme Courtroom mentioned in a press observe.

The highest court docket confirmed the “reported incident” occurred in Delhi.

The Delhi Excessive Courtroom Chief Justice, who started the inquiry earlier than the Collegium met on Thursday, will give a report immediately to the Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, the Supreme Courtroom mentioned. “The report shall be examined and processed for additional and needed motion.”

It mentioned the proposal for switch of Justice Varma, who’s the second senior-most choose within the Delhi Excessive Courtroom and a member of the Collegium, to his guardian excessive court docket i.e. the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom, is unbiased and separate from the in-house enquiry process.

Justice Varma would be the ninth in seniority within the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom.

“The proposal was examined by the Collegium comprising of the Chief Justice of India and 4 senior most Judges of the Supreme Courtroom on twentieth March 2025, and thereafter letters have been written to the consultee Judges of the Supreme Courtroom, the Chief Justices of the Excessive Courts involved and Mr. Justice Yashwant Varma,” the Supreme Courtroom mentioned within the press observe.

The allegation that an enormous pile of money was discovered at Justice Varma’s dwelling surfaced quickly after a hearth incident at his property. Firefighters reached there and managed the blaze, and that was once they allegedly noticed the money pile. The quantity allegedly found by the firefighters will not be recognized.

Senior lawyer Harish Salve, who calls himself a “trenchant critic” of the Collegium system, informed NDTV it’s “not geared up” to cope with instances just like the alleged restoration of an enormous pile of money on the dwelling of the Delhi Excessive Courtroom choose. Talking solely to NDTV on Friday, Mr Salve alleged the Delhi hearth chief has mentioned there was no restoration of money from the choose’s bungalow, giving rise to an “odd and murky” scenario.

The Delhi Excessive Courtroom web site reveals Justice Varma enrolled as an advocate in August 1992. He was appointed further choose of the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom in October 2014. He took oath as a everlasting choose of the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom in February 2016, earlier than being appointed a choose of the Delhi Excessive Courtroom in October 2021.

He’s presently heading a division bench, coping with instances of gross sales tax, items and providers tax, firm appeals, and many others.