Lok Sabha probe panel finds Justice Yashwant Varma guilty in cash-at-home case
The incident came to light after a fire broke out in the official residence of Justice Varma on the night of March 14 last year.
An inquiry committee composed of Supreme Court judge Aravind Kumar, former Bombay High Court Chief Justice Shrikrishna Chandrashekhar, and senior advocate BV Acharya has concluded that Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma is guilty of all three charges. The committee found the explanation provided by Varma regarding the discovery of a large quantity of unaccounted currency at his official residence to be "evasive" and "misleading".
They rejected his claim of having no knowledge of the cash or responsibility for its preservation after the fire at his official residence in Delhi on March 14, 2025. Despite not finding direct evidence that Varma physically removed the cash, the committee held him responsible for not ensuring the preservation of material evidence from premises under his institutional control.
Additionally, the committee criticized Varma's explanations, which they deemed false and evasive, leading to his resignation from judicial office on April 9, 2026.
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