Supreme Court: In its press release dated 5-5-2025, the Supreme Court of India notified that the 3- Member Committee constituted for conducting an inquiry into the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, has submitted its report dated 03-05-2025 to the Chief Justice of India on 04-05-2025.
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, had decided to constitute a 3-Member Committee consisting of Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana; Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh and Justice Anu Sivaraman, Judge of the High Court of Karnataka, after reports surfaced that a huge pile of unaccounted cash amounting to Rs. 15 crores were found from the residence of Justice Varma.
During the pendency of the in-house inquiry, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended Justice Varma’s transfer to his parent High Court at Allahabad. The recommendation of transfer was accepted by the President and subsequently on 5-4-2025, Justice Yashwant Varma took oath as Judge of Allahabad High Court.
Source: Supreme Court Press Release