Cash found at Justice Varma residence: ‘Let committee report come’, says Arjun Ram Meghwal

Union Law Minister addresses controversy over cash recovered from Delhi High Court judge's residence, Supreme Court forms committee.

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday (March 23, 2025) addressed the controversy surrounding Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, who is facing a probe over cash allegedly recovered from his residence.

He clarified that the matter is currently with the Supreme Court, which has constituted a three-member committee to investigate the issue. “This case is with the Supreme Court. It has formed a three-member committee including two High Court Chief Justices and one High Court Judge. Let the committee report come. Then we will talk about this...,” Mr. Meghwal told ANI in Imphal.

Notably, sanitation workers have said they found burnt pieces of currency notes near the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma who is facing a probe over cash allegedly recovered from his residence. “We work in this circle. We collect garbage from the roads. We were cleaning here 4-5 days back and collecting garbage when we found some small pieces of burnt ₹500 note. We found it that day. Now, we have found 1-2 pieces...We do not know where a fire broke out,” Inderjeet, a sanitation worker, told ANI.

Meanwhile, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Saturday (March 22, 2025) constituted a three-member committee consisting of Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, Himachal Pradesh Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice Anu Sivaraman to conduct an inquiry into the allegations.

The Supreme Court has released the inquiry report filed by Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay into the controversy involving High Court Justice Yashwant Varma, as per a press release by the Supreme Court.

In his report, the Delhi High Court Chief Justice said that he is of the prima facie opinion that the entire matter warrants a deeper probe.

The Supreme Court also released the response of Justice Yashwant Varma, who has denied the allegations and said that it clearly appeared to be a conspiracy to frame and malign him.