Embattled justice Varma moved to Allahabad HC, de-rostered from Delhi High Court–

India’s Supreme Court Collegium on Monday (March 24) repatriated embattled Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma back to his moms and dadAllahabad High Court Varma is dealing with a judicial probe after a fire at the court’s palace in Delhi purportedly resulted in the healing of a massive stack of cash money by the firemens, causing a massive dispute.

This is the 2nd conference held by Supreme Court Collegium on this issue. The very first conference was hung on March 20 when it was originally suggested to send out Varma to Allahabad High Court.

“The Supreme Court Collegium in its meetings held on 20th and 24th March 2025 has recommended repatriation of Mr. Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge, High Court of Delhi, to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,” stated a declaration provided by the Collegium.

Justice Varma de-rostered from Delhi HC

Meanwhile, it was reported on Monday that Varma’s name has actually been gotten rid of from Delhi High Court computer registry, basically taking out judicial job appointed to him.

According to the high court’s brand-new lineup, Varma’s instances will certainly currently be managed by Justice Subramanium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar.

India’s principal justice launches probe

Earlier on March 21, the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, introduced an internal probe right into the issue. Later, on March 22, he created a three-member panel to explore the instance.

The Supreme Court has actually additionally released a record prepared by Delhi High Court primary justice pertaining to the instance, in addition to Justice Varma’s action to the accusations.

Justice Varma has actually shot down the accusations, classifying them as an effort to revile his credibility. He has actually additionally declared none of his member of the family or personnel had actually positioned the cash money inside the structure.

“I state unequivocally that no cash was ever placed in that storeroom either by me or any of my family members and strongly denounce the suggestion that the alleged cash belonged to us. The very idea or suggestion that this cash was kept or stored by us is totally preposterous. The suggestion that one would store cash in an open, freely accessible and commonly used storeroom near the staff quarters or in an outhouse verges on the incredible and incredulous,” he said in his response.

Union Law minister and vice president react

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said he welcomed the Supreme Court’s intervention in this case and asked parliament to wait for the panel to submit its findings.

Dhankhar also met with Leader of the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) J P Nadda and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge to discuss the matter.

“It is for the first time since Independence that a Chief Justice has in a transparent, accountable manner put all material available to him in the public domain and shared it without keeping anything with the Court. This is a step in the right direction. Constitution of a committee by the Chief Justice of India and the alertness he has reflected is also a factor that needs consideration. Institutions like the Judiciary and Legislature serve their purpose best when their in-House mechanism is effective, fast and upholding public trust,” stated VP Dhankhar in a declaration.

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal stated he wants to wait on the board’s record prior to making any kind of declaration.

“This case is with the Supreme Court. It has formed a three-member committee including two High Court Chief Justices and one High Court Judge. Let the committee report come. Then we will talk about this…,” Meghwal was priced quote as stating by information company RECTUM