Fireplace at Delhi HC Decide’s Bungalow Leads To Money Restoration; SC Collegium Reacts | India Information

The Supreme Court docket Collegium has determined to switch Delhi Excessive Court docket’s Justice Yashwant Varma after a fireplace incident at his bungalow led to the alleged restoration of an enormous money pile.
The HC decide was transferred again to his mother or father Excessive Court docket in Allahabad following a report towards him. The information company ANI reported that the highest court docket collegium led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna made the suggestions for his switch to the Centre.
Based on ANI, a follow-up motion “if and as required” will likely be taken by the highest court docket Collegium towards Justice Varma of the Delhi HC.
“Supreme Court docket Collegium met, and CJI took be aware of the problem. The switch shouldn’t be a finality, it is a course of. Within the curiosity of the establishment, it is only a step. Additional motion if and as required sooner or later will likely be taken,” ANI discovered.
Reactions To Money Restoration
A senior lawyer on Friday expressed ache and shock earlier than the Delhi HC over the incident. Based on the information company PTI, the lawyer mentioned that he and others had been shaken by the incident, Chief Justice D Ok Upadhyaya shared his feelings, and mentioned “So is everyone. We’re aware”.
Arun Bhardwaj who’s a senior advocate expressed his respect for the system and the judges earlier than a bench of Chief Justice Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela.
“We respect the system lots. Every of the judges are revered lots. We’re shaken my lords and demoralised. Please take some steps. I’m not expressing my ache any additional and I’m certain I’m expressing the ache of lots of my brothers. Please take some steps to see that such incidents don’t occur,” PTI quoted Bhardwaj.
Reacting to the incident, senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal talked about that the problem of corruption within the judiciary may be very critical.
Talking to reporters, Sibal mentioned, “The problem of corruption throughout the judiciary is a really critical situation. This isn’t one thing that has been articulated by senior councils and attorneys within the nation for the primary time.”
“It’s time for the Supreme Court docket to begin taking a look at problems with how the appointment course of takes place. The appointment course of must be extra clear and punctiliously accomplished…,” he added.
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— ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2025
Justice Varma took oath as Delhi HC decide in October 2021.
(with companies’ inputs)