Huge Cash Found In Delhi HC Judge's Residence; Congress Demands Accountability
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday reacted to reports regarding the huge amount of alleged unaccounted cash unearthed from the residence of a Delhi High Court judge on March 14. The Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma was reportedly out of town when a fire broke out at his residence, forcing the family to call the fire brigade and the police, who unearthed the cash pile.
The police documented the recovery of the huge amount of cash from the judge’s residence and communicated the matter to senior officials, eventually reaching to the judiciary. Following the development, Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna intervened by convening an urgent collegium meeting to discuss the issue. The college then unanimously took action by transferring Justice Varma to Allahabad High Court, where he previously served before being appointed to the Delhi HC in October 2021.
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Reacting to the development, the Congress General Secretary in charge of communications and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh underscored the urgency of judicial accountability. “I request that you make some observations on this and give the necessary directions to the government to come up with a proposal for increasing judicial accountability,” Jairam Ramesh said while speaking in the Rajya Sabha.
This morning, we read about a shocking case of huge amounts of cash unearthed at the residence of a Delhi High Court judge. Earlier, 50 members of Parliament submitted a notice to you regarding certain remarks made by an Allahabad High Court judge.
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— Congress (@INCIndia) March 21, 2025
Some members of the collegium flagged concerns regarding the action – mere transfer to the judge from whose residence the cash was discovered, according to reports by The Times of India. The judges in the collegium reportedly pointed out that failing to take stricter action could tarnish the judiciary’s credibility and erode public trust in the institution.
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It is reported that there were also demands for the voluntary resignation, and for an in-house inquiry to deal with the case as per the in-house procedure associated with allegations of corruption or misconduct against judges.
