Justice Yashwant Varma takes oath as Allahabad HC Judge, won’t be assigned work amid cash row

Mangalore Today News Network

Allahabad, April 5, 2025: Justice Yashwant Varma took oath as a Judge of the Allahabad High Court on Saturday, days after his transfer from the Delhi High Court over alleged recovery of cash from his official residence.

The transfer occurred a week after the Supreme Court directed the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court to refrain from assigning any judicial work to Justice Varma upon his assumption of office.

“The Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court for the time being has been asked not to assign any judicial work to Justice Yashwant Varma when he assumes charge as a Judge of the Allahabad High Court," a Supreme Court press release stated.

Justice Yashwant Varma faces allegations concerning the recovery of unaccounted cash from his official residence in New Delhi.

The incident transpired on 14 March when the cash was discovered in a room separate from the main residence.

However, Justice Varma has refuted all allegations, stating that the room where the cash was found was accessible to numerous individuals due to its separation from the main residence.

In a comprehensive response submitted to the Delhi High Court earlier, Justice Varma asserted that a fire had erupted in his storeroom on 14 March, prompting the evacuation of all household members. Upon extinguishing the fire and their return, no cash was found.

“When the fire broke out around midnight, the fire service was alerted by my daughter and my private secretary, and their calls would be duly recorded. During the effort to douse the fire, all staff and members of my household were asked to move away from the scene of the incident due to safety concerns. After the fire was extinguished and they returned to the scene, no cash or currency was found on site," he stated in his response to the Delhi High Court.