New Delhi:
A report submitted by Delhi High Court Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya into alleged finding of a cash stash at the house of high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma has been uploaded on the Supreme Court website, in an unprecedented move by the top court in the interest of transparency.
The report also includes Justice Varma’s response to the allegation and documents linked to the matter.
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna kept intact the unblemished legacy of the judiciary by consulting collegium members Justice BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice AS Oka, and Justice Vikram Nath on making the documents public, and they all agreed on uploading the document on the Supreme Court website for transparency and to end misinformation being spread about the matter, sources told NDTV.
Justice Varma strongly refuted allegations that a huge pile of cash was found at his house.
“… I was totally shocked to see the contents of the video since that depicted something which was not found on site as I had seen it. It was this which prompted me to observe that this clearly appeared to be a conspiracy to frame and malign me,” Justice Varma said, referring to a video shared by the police chief.
Some portions of the documents including names have been redacted to maintain confidentiality.
Read | Delhi High Court Chief Justice’s Full Report, Documents On Judge Cash Row
In the report submitted to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, the Delhi High Court Chief Justice said, “… He [Justice Varma] also informed me that at the time of the incident, he was in Bhopal and got the information from his daughter. Justice Verma further told me that at the moment, black burnt material (soot) is lying in the room. I thereafter showed him the photographs and the video on my WhatsApp which were shared with me by the Commissioner of Police. He [Justice Varma] then expressed some apprehension about some conspiracy against him.”
