Updated: March 21, 2025 12:35 PM IST 
A senior lawyer on Friday expressed pain and shock before the Delhi High Court over the alleged recovery of huge cash from the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, who did not hold court on Friday. The Supreme Court Collegium has decided that Justice Yashwant Verma will be transferred – from the Delhi High Court back to Allahabad.
As the lawyer said he and many others were shaken by the development, Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya shared the emotions, and said “so is everybody. We are conscious”.
Senior advocate Arun Bhardwaj mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela to take some steps so that such incidents do not happen in future.
“We respect the system a lot. Each of the judges are respected a lot. We are shaken my lords and demoralised. Please take some steps. I am not expressing my pain any further and I am sure I am expressing the pain of many of my brothers. Please take some steps to see that such incidents do not happen,” Bhardwaj said.
At around 11 am, the court master of Justice Varma’s court announced that the division bench was on leave on Friday and any urgent mentioning can be made before another bench.
The Supreme Court Collegium has reportedly decided to transfer Justice Varma from the Delhi High Court to his parent Allahabad High Court on the allegations of recovery of huge cash from his residence.
Issue raised in Rajya Sabha
Raising the issue in the morning session, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh also sought the Chair’s response on judicial accountability and reminded him about a pending notice regarding impeachment of a judge of the Allahabad High Court.
“This morning, we have read about a shocking case of huge amounts of cash unearthed at the residence of a judge of the Delhi High Court,” Ramesh said.
(With agency inputs)
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