The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meetings held on March 20 and 24, 2025, has recommended the repatriation of Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi High Court to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
The move came after a fire incident occurred at the residential bungalow of Justice Yashwant Varma. His family members promptly called the fire brigade and the police. After the fire was extinguished, emergency responders discovered a large sum of cash in a storeroom, leading to an official entry being made regarding the recovery. Upon being informed, senior police officials escalated the matter to higher authorities, eventually bringing it to the attention of the Chief Justice of India.
On March 21, CJI Sanjiv Khanna initiated an in-house probe into the allegations and set up a three-member committee to conduct the probe.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court also published a report of Delhi High Court Chief Justice on the incident along with Justice Varma's response.
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