The Supreme Court Collegium has transferred Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court after a huge unaccounted cash was found in his official bungalow following a fire.
According to a report by Times of India, the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, led the Collegium that decided to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma back to his parent HC, the Allahabad High Court. The judge had moved from the Allahabad High Court to the Delhi High Court in October 2021.
The fire incident took place on March 14 during Holi celebrations, when family members reported the fire; emergency services were called, leading to police involvement. Varma was out of town at the time of the incident.
However, NDTV quoted sources as saying that some members of the Collegium believe that strict action is needed to prevent the reputation of the judiciary from getting tarnished, as this will seriously impact its ability to deliver justice to the people.
About Justice Yashwant Varma
Justice Varma was born on January 6, 1969, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
He obtained a B.Com degree from Hansraj College, University of Delhi. He received an LLB degree from Rewa University, Madhya Pradesh and thereafter registered as an advocate on August 8, 1992.
He was elevated as Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court on 13 October 2014, took oath as a permanent Judge of that Court on 1 February 2016 and was transferred to the Delhi High Court on 11 October 2021.
As an advocate at the Allahabad High Court, he had a varied practice handling matters relating to constitutional, labour and industrial legislations, corporate laws, taxation and allied branches of law.
According to his details on the Delhi High Court website, he was also a special counsel at the Allahabad High Court from 2006 till his promotion.
Justice Yashwant Verma served as Chief Standing Counsel for Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to August 2013, after which he was designated as a senior advocate by the Court.
