Justice Yashwant Varma: High Court Justice Yashwant Varma’s resignation, decision while investigation into cash case

Justice Yashwant Varma Case News In Marathi : Allahabad caught in cash scam of the High Court Justice Yashwant Verma has resigned. He has submitted his resignation to the President. Justice Yashwant Verma was transferred to Allahabad amid controversy over the discovery of burnt cash at his Delhi residence. He was sworn in on 5 April 2025 and is currently on trial in connection with an internal inquiry into the allegations against him.

A three-member committee constituted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to probe the matter is expected to submit its report in the upcoming monsoon session. After the Lok Sabha on August 12 last year passed a multi-party notice seeking the removal of Justice Yashwant Verma, a three-member committee was constituted to probe the allegations against him with a view to initiating impeachment proceedings.

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Earlier in January, the Supreme Court had dismissed a writ petition filed by Yashwant Verma. In this petition, he challenged the Lok Sabha Speaker’s decision to constitute an inquiry committee under the Judges (Inquiries) Act, 1968. A bench of Justices Dipankar Dutta and Satish Chandra Sharma gave the verdict.

On 21 July 2025, separate motions were tabled in both houses of Parliament demanding the impeachment of Justice Verma. On the same day, then Rajya Sabha Speaker Jagdeep Dhankhar submitted his resignation. Subsequently, on August 11, the Deputy Speaker of the Rajya Sabha rejected the motion in the Upper House. A day later, on 12 August, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla invited Supreme Court Justice Arvind Kumar, the present Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, Justice M. M. Srivastava and Senior Advocate B. V. Acharya announced the formation of an inquiry committee.

A fire broke out at a residence in Delhi

In March 2025, Justice Verma’s official residence at 30 Tughlaq Road in Delhi caught fire on Holi. The fire broke out at around 11:30 p.m. According to a note issued by the department, the fire was reported at 11:35 p.m. Justice Verma was not at home at that time. It is alleged that a large amount of cash was found there.

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