File photo of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna.
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Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, on Saturday (March 22, 2025) had constituted a three-member Committee to conduct an inquiry into the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, a sitting Judget of Delhi High Court.
The committee consists of Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, and Justice Anu Sivaraman, Judge of the High Court of Karnataka.
On Friday (March 21, 2025), the Supreme Court collegium commenced an initial inquiry against Justice Varma from whose official residence a large stash of cash was allegedly discovered during the fire incident. It also reportedly called for his transfer to the Allahabad High Court.
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association opposed the alleged ‘proposed repatriation’ of Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court following allegations that cash was found at his residence during a fire accident.
“This decision of the Collegium of the Supreme Court raises a serious question as to whether the Allahabad High Court is trash bin? This matter becomes important when we examine the current situation wherein the Allahabad High Court is short of judges,” the letter issued by Anil Tiwari, president of the bar association, reads, while adding that new judges have not been appointed for “many years”. “We are not ready to accept corruption,” it added.
Published – March 22, 2025 08:56 pm IST