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SC Collegium recommends for repatriation of Justice Varma to Alld HC

By Jhanak Sharma      24 March, 2025 05:48 PM      0 Comments
SC Collegium recommends for repatriation of Justice Varma to Alld HC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recommended for repatriation of Delhi High Court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma to Allahabad High Court, according to an official statement.

A storm in judiciary was created after the police allegedly stumbled upon cash pile at Justice Varma's official residence here during the fire incident on the night of March 14-15.

SC Collegium Recommends Justice Yashwant Varma’s Transfer Amid Cash Recovery Row

On March 22, the CJI set up a three judge commitee for inhouse inquiry against him. He also asked the Delhi High Court's Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya to withdraw judicial work from Justice Varma.

Alongside, the Collegium also decided to repatriate Justice Varma to his parent High Court.

Justice Varma is currently second senior most judge in the Delhi High Court and a member of the Collegium.

Justice Yashwant Varma Faces Repatriation to Allahabad HC After Fire Incident Probe

However, on approval of the recommendation to repatriate him by the Union government, he would be ninth in the seniority in the Allahabad High Court.

Also Read: PIL filed in SC to register FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma

The proposal to transfer him to his parent High Court was first examined on March 20 by the Collegium, comprising CJI and four other senior most judge of the Supreme Court.

On March 24, a resolution was passed after considering responses from consultee judges of the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court's Chief Justice and Justice Varma himself.

Earlier, the High Court Bar Association had opposed the move to shift Justice Varma, saying the Allahabad High Court was not a "trash bin". Its president Anil Tiwari openly criticised the development.

In his response to the alleged incident, Justice Varma categorically denied recovery of any cash and termed the whole episode as a conspiracy to malign his reputation.

"I unequivocally state that no cash was ever placed in that storeroom either by me or any of my family members and strongly denounce the suggestion that the alleged cash belonged to us," he said in response to the queries made by Chief Justice Upadhyaya.

He was not present at his residence when the fire incident at store room was reported on March 14.

Justice Varma was appointed as additional judge of the High Court on October 13, 2014. He took oath as the permanent judge on February 1, 2014. He was appointed as a judge of the Delhi High Court on October 11, 2021.



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