SC says Delhi HC Choose’s switch unrelated to money probe; DFS says no cash discovered at his residence

New Delhi: The Supreme Court docket on Friday mentioned misinformation and rumours have been being unfold over the incident associated to Delhi Excessive Court docket choose Justice Yashwant Varma, from whose official residence a big stash of money was allegedly found after a fireplace.

The proposal for Justice Varma’s switch to Allahabad Excessive Court docket, the court docket assertion mentioned, was unbiased and separate from in-house enquiry process.

The apex court docket mentioned upon receiving info, the Delhi Excessive Court docket Chief Justice commenced an in-house enquiry process accumulating proof and knowledge.

The excessive court docket Chief Justice D Ok Upadhyaya, who had commenced enquiry previous to March 20 collegium assembly, would submit a report back to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna immediately itself, it added.

Following its examination, the court docket would proceed for ”additional and mandatory” motion.

Fireplace fighters discovered no money throughout their operation to douse flames on the residence of Delhi Excessive Court docket Justice Yashwant Varma, Delhi Fireplace Companies Chief Atul Garg mentioned on Friday.

The management room obtained a name a few blaze at Varma’s Lutyens Delhi residence at 11.35 pm on March 14 and two hearth tenders have been instantly rushed to the spot, Garg informed PTI.

Fireplace tenders reached the spot at 11.43 pm. The fireplace was in a retailer room stocked with stationery and home articles, Garg mentioned, including that it took quarter-hour to regulate the flames. There have been no casualties.

“Quickly after dousing the flames, we knowledgeable police in regards to the hearth incident. Thereafter, a staff of fireside division personnel left the spot. Our hearth fighters didn’t discover any money throughout their hearth combating operation,” the DFS chief mentioned.

Delhi Excessive Court docket Chief Justice D Ok Upadhyaya on Friday expressed shock after an alleged incident of money discovery on the official residence of its sitting choose Justice Yashwant Varma got here to mild.

The chief justice’s response got here when a senior lawyer talked about earlier than the highest choose’s court docket that he and plenty of different attorneys have been pained and shaken by the incident and urged the highest choose to take some steps on the executive aspect.

After the lawyer mentioned many within the bar have been “shaken” by the event, Chief Justice D Ok Upadhyaya lamented, “So is everyone. We’re aware”.