Days after the Supreme Court collegium recommended the transfer of Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma to his parent Allahabad High Court, the president of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association, Anil Tiwari, along with members from bar associations of other states, have sought time to meet Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna regarding the cash found at Justice Yashwant Varma's residence.
Earlier in the day, Anil Tiwari who is in the national capital, met Kapil Sibal, the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association. According to sources, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association has been urged to present its stance on the Yashwant Verma case before the CJI.
#WATCH | Presidents of Bar Associations of High Court of Allahabad, Lucknow bench, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Jabalpur bench of Madhya Pradesh have come to Supreme Court to meet Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and other senior judges on the issue of Justice Yashwant Varma.… pic.twitter.com/JuX6sLgsl3
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Last week, the chief justice of India constituted a three-member committee consisting of Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana; Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh; and Anu Sivaraman, Judge of the High Court of Karnataka for conducting an inquiry into the allegations.
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The incident leading to the discovery of cash happened on the day of Holi. Reports suggest that Justice Varma was not at home when a fire broke out at his official residence and family members alerted the fire brigade. While dousing the fire, the first responders reportedly stumbled across a huge amount of unaccounted cash inside a room.
Justice Varma was first appointed as an Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court in October 2014. He took oath as a permanent member of that court two years later, in February 2016. During his tenure at the High Court, he handled matters relating to the Constitution and labour disputes, as well as laws governing industries, corporations and taxes.
