CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday, forwarded the three-member in-house committee inquiry report to President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi on the issue of recovery of cash from the residence of sitting high court judge, justice Yashwant Varma.
CJI has written to the President enclosing the response received from Justice Varma on May 6.
A release issued by Supreme Court said, “Chief Justice of India, in terms of the In-House Procedure, has written to Hon’ble the President of India and Hon’ble the Prime Minister of India enclosing therewith copy of the 3-Member Committee report dated 03.05.2025 along with the letter/response dated 06.05.2025 received from Mr Justice Yashwant Varma.”
The Supreme Court-appointed in-house inquiry committee confirmed the presence of cash found at High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence during the fire on the night of March 14, according to its report submitted to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna.
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