US EditionCash discovery row: CJI Sanjiv Khanna writes to President and PM, shares report of SC panel on Justice Yashwant Varma
- On May 8, 2025, Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna submitted the Supreme Court-appointed panel’s report on the cash found at Justice Yashwant Varma’s Delhi residence along with Varma’s response to India’s top constitutional authorities for further consideration.
- The panel was formed on March 22 to investigate allegations arising from a fire at Varma's residence on March 14, after which bundles of cash were reportedly discovered.
- The three-member committee, comprising Chief Justices Sheel Nagu, GS Sandhawalia, and Justice Anu Sivaraman, examined evidence including statements from over 50 witnesses and confirmed the presence of cash.
- The report dated May 3 was forwarded with Varma’s dated May 6 response denying ownership and refusing to resign despite being advised by CJI Khanna to step down.
- This action may prompt Parliament to initiate removal proceedings under the Constitution, requiring a two-thirds Lok Sabha majority, although no such motion has yet been filed.
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Troubles Mount For Justice Yashwant Varma, CJI Sanjiv Khanna Forwards In-House Panel Report To President, PM
An in-house inquiry was ordered by the Supreme Court against Justice Varma of the Delhi HC after a large amount of unaccounted cash was found in his official bungalow this year
Cash discovery row: CJI shares panel report with President Murmu, PM Modi
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sharing the report of the three-member inquiry panel appointed by the Supreme Court to investigate cash discovery allegations against Allahabad High Court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma. The CJI's communication included both the panel's report, submitted on May 3, and the response provided by Justice Varma on May 6, as part of the …
CJI seeks Justice Varma’s resignation, he refuses; SC shares inquiry report, judge reply with PM, President
The CJI has now forwarded the report of the three-member inquiry panel of judges, along with the reply from Justice Varma, to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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