Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma NEW DELHI: The judges committee inquiring into the ‘cash in kothi’ case involving Justice Yashwant Varma spotted an “unidentified person” in a check shirt near the doused and half-burnt sacks of currency in the early hours of March 15 in one of the photos taken by first responders.This…
Kapil Sibal (PTI photo/ file) NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Tuesday called Justice Yashwant Varma “one of the finest judges” and criticised the central government for initiating impeachment proceedings against Varma, in whose storeroom a huge amount of cash was found.Saibal alleged that the government’s “real motive” behind the…
NEW DELHI: If Justice Yashwant Varma doesn’t resign and holds on to his argument of being “innocent”, he may earn the unenviable distinction of being the only judge to be removed through Parliament’s removal motion, with most parties pledging “unity” on the issue of corruption, of which the three-member SC panel has found him guilty.Parliamentary…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has cautioned that cases of corruption and misconduct within the judiciary can severely undermine public trust, posing a threat to the overall credibility and integrity of the justice system. The statements came in light of recent allegations against Allahabad high court’s Justice Yashwant Varma, who is under…
Justice Yashwant Varma (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma following the discovery of a large sum of half-burnt cash at his official residence in Delhi.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that a…
Justice Yashwant Varma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Justice Yashwant Varma on Saturday took oath as a judge of Allahabad high court, even as a cloud of controversy looms over him after the alleged recovery of semi-burnt sacks of cash from his residence last month.Despite the swearing-in, court sources confirmed that no judicial work would be…
File photo Justice Yashwant Varma NEW DELHI: The government on Friday notified the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi high court to the Allahabad high court amid the probe over the alleged discovery of cash at his official residence.“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused urgent mentioning of a plea seeking direction to Delhi Police to register an FIR over the alleged discovery of burnt wads of cash from the official residence of Delhi high court judge Yashwat Varma.The Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna-led bench, however, assured petitioner advocate Mathews J…
NEW DELHI: The three-member judicial inquiry panel, appointed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna to inquire into the alleged discovery of huge amounts of cash at Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence on March 14, visited the judge’s Tughlaq Crescent bungalow Tuesday afternoon and spent nearly 45 minutes there.Sources said the panel — comprising Punjab & Haryana HC…
NEW DELHI: CJI Sanjiv Khanna‘s prompt move to order a judicial inquiry into charges of cash being found at Justice Yashwant Varma‘s residence notwithstanding, the task ahead for the three-member panel could be tedious and time-consuming as it involves examining many people and requires assistance of experts to analyse the judge’s call data records.The panel…