Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Saturday constituted a three-member Committee to conduct an inquiry into the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, a sitting Judge of the High Court of Delhi after the alleged cash was recovered from the latter’s official residence.
The three-member panel consists of Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Justice GS Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, and Anu Sivaraman, Judge of the High Court of Karnataka.
Following the SC Collegium recommendation to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma of Delhi HC to his parent High Court in Allahabad after an adverse report against him, Anil Tiwari, President, Allahabad High Court Bar Association said, “…If Rs 15 lakhs are found at the house of a common employee, then he is sent to jail. Cash worth Rs 15 crores is found at the house of a judge and he is being given ‘Ghar Wapsi’. Is Allahabad High Court a dustbin? The High Court Bar is standing against corruption with a very strong footing. We will not let him be welcomed here. If he joins, we will sine die the Court and the lawyers will abstain from the Court…It is our demand that Justice Yashwant Varma should not be sent to Allahabad High Court…”
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