The Union government on Friday notified the repatriation of justice Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad high court, acting on the Supreme Court collegium라이브 바카라 March 24 recommendation, HT reported.
The decision follows an internal investigation launched against Justice Varma after a significant amount of cash was allegedly discovered at his official residence in Delhi.
A judge at the Delhi High Court since 2021, Justice Varma became embroiled in controversy when firefighters, responding to a minor fire at his Tughlak Road residence on March 14, reportedly found stacks of cash, some of which were allegedly charred.
The discovery sparked widespread speculation and demands for a formal probe.
On March 20, the Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, decided to transfer Justice Varma back to his parent court, the Allahabad High Court. Three days later, the CJI constituted a three-member in-house inquiry panel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the cash discovery.
The panel comprises justice Sheel Nagu, chief justice of the Punjab & Haryana high court; justice GS Sandhawalia, chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh high court; and justice Anu Sivaraman of the Karnataka high court. The in-house probe is expected to assess the allegations and determine whether justice Varma라이브 바카라 continuation as a judge is tenable
Meanwhile, justice Varma has denied any wrongdoing, maintaining that he is being framed in the matter.
On March 24, the collegium, also comprising justices Bhushan R Gavai, Surya Kant, Abhay S Oka and Vikram Nath, sent a formal recommendation to the Union government to transfer justice Varma to the Allahabad high court.
