The three-member in-house committee constituted by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to probe the allegations surrounding recovery of cash pile from the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma began its probe today..The committee comprising Justice Sheel Nagu (Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court), Justice GS Sandhawalia (Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal) Pradesh and Justice Anu Sivaraman (Judge of Karnataka High Court) went to the residence of Justice Varma at around 1 pm as part of the probe and spent around 45 minutes there..The committee members went to the residence of Justice Varma at around 1 pm as part of the probe and spent around 45 minutes there..A fire at Justice Varma's house on the evening of March 14 had inadvertently led to the recovery of unaccounted cash by the fire fighters, as per Times of India.Justice Varma and his wife were not in Delhi and were travelling in Madhya Pradesh on the said day. Only his daughter and aged mother were at home when the fire broke out..The incident led to allegations of corruption against Justice Varma, who has denied such accusations and maintained that it appears to be a conspiracy to frame him.The Chief Justice of India (CJI) initiated an in-house probe into the allegations and set up a three-member committee on March 22 to conduct the probe.A video of the recovery of burnt cash was also apparently shared by the Delhi Police Commissioner with the Chief Justice of the High Court and has since been shared by the Supreme Court on its website.The Supreme Court also published a report of Delhi High Court Chief Justice on the incident along with Justice Varma's response.
The three-member in-house committee constituted by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to probe the allegations surrounding recovery of cash pile from the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma began its probe today..The committee comprising Justice Sheel Nagu (Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court), Justice GS Sandhawalia (Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal) Pradesh and Justice Anu Sivaraman (Judge of Karnataka High Court) went to the residence of Justice Varma at around 1 pm as part of the probe and spent around 45 minutes there..The committee members went to the residence of Justice Varma at around 1 pm as part of the probe and spent around 45 minutes there..A fire at Justice Varma's house on the evening of March 14 had inadvertently led to the recovery of unaccounted cash by the fire fighters, as per Times of India.Justice Varma and his wife were not in Delhi and were travelling in Madhya Pradesh on the said day. Only his daughter and aged mother were at home when the fire broke out..The incident led to allegations of corruption against Justice Varma, who has denied such accusations and maintained that it appears to be a conspiracy to frame him.The Chief Justice of India (CJI) initiated an in-house probe into the allegations and set up a three-member committee on March 22 to conduct the probe.A video of the recovery of burnt cash was also apparently shared by the Delhi Police Commissioner with the Chief Justice of the High Court and has since been shared by the Supreme Court on its website.The Supreme Court also published a report of Delhi High Court Chief Justice on the incident along with Justice Varma's response.
