TODAY, THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA (‘CJI’) SENT A MISSIVE to the President of India and the Prime Minister, along with a copy of the report of the in-house inquiry which is learnt to have found allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma credible.
The letter from CJI Sanjiv Khanna also has a copy of the response given by Justice Varma about the findings of the in-house inquiry.
CJI Khanna's letter is in terms of the In-house procedure, says a press note released by the Supreme Court of India.
On May 3, a three-member committee comprised of Justices Sheel Nagu, G.S. Sandhawalia and Anu Sivaram, Chief Justices of the Punjab & Haryana and Himachal Pradesh High Courts, and a judge at the Karnataka High Court, respectively, submitted its report to CJI Khanna. The committee was formed to investigate the allegations against Justice Varma, the then-sitting judge of the Delhi High Court, in whose residence sacks of burning currency were reportedly discovered.
As per a report by The Wire, the committee is learnt to have found allegations against Varma credible.
