The Delhi High Court has withdrawn judicial work from Justice Yashwant Varma with immediate effect following allegations related to the discovery of unaccounted cash at an outhouse on his residential premises.
A notice regarding this decision has been published on the official website of the Delhi High Court.
"In view of recent events, the judicial work from Hon'ble Mr. Justice Yashwant Varma is withdrawn with immediate effect, till further orders," the circular states.
This decision comes after the Supreme Court directed the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court not to assign any judicial work to Justice Yashwant Varma.
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The Chief Justice of India has set up a three-member committee to conduct an inquiry into the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma as part of an in-house procedure.
The committee consists of:
Justice Sheel Nagu – Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court
Justice GS Sandhawalia – Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
Justice Anu Sivaraman – Judge of the Karnataka High Court
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Justice Varma Denies Allegations
Justice Yashwant Varma has strongly denied all allegations in his response to Delhi High Court Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya. He claims that there is a conspiracy to frame him.
"The room where the fire broke out was not a part of my official residence. It was a storeroom disconnected from the main house, contrary to what has been reported," Justice Varma stated in his response.
He has categorically denied that any cash was ever placed in the storeroom, rejecting the claims made in media reports.
