In a latest twist in the tale of cash allegedly recovered from the residence of Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma, reportedly during a fire-fighting operation, city's fire services chief Atul Garg said that the fire responders did not find any cash during the operation.
The statement of Garg is in complete contrast to earlier reports that that after the fire was doused at his residence, the firefighters found a huge amount of cash inside a room, which led to an inquiry against the senior judge.
Delhi Fire Services Chief Denies Cash Discovery
Garg said that the control room received a call about the fire incident at the judge's residence at Tughlak Road at 11.35 pm on March 14, after which two fire tenders were rushed to the spot. They had reached the residence at 11.43 pm.
Justice Varma was not in Delhi when the incident took place.
“Soon after dousing the flames, we informed police about the fire incident. Thereafter, a team of fire department personnel left the spot. Our firefighters did not find any cash during their firefighting operation,” he said.
Supreme Court Reacts To Transfer Reports
Supreme Court collegium started an enquiry against the judge.
Amid reports of his transfer back to Allahabad High Court, the top court clarified that Justice Varma was not transferred, adding that a proposal in this regard was under consideration.
In a press release, the Supreme Court said that the proposal was not related to any “incident” at the judge's residence.
There is misinformation and rumours being spread with regard to the incident at the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma,” the Supreme Court said.
“The proposal for the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma, who is the second senior most judge in the Delhi High Court and a member of the Collegium, to his parent High Court, i.e. the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, where he will be ninth in seniority, is independent and separate from the In-house inquiry procedure,” the release added.
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