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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicDelhi High Court

Topic: Delhi High Court

Inside Delhi HC chief justice’s report in judge cash row—Burnt debris removed hours after fire was doused

Firefighters & police had recorded a video of 4-5 bags of burnt cash allegedly found in Justice Varma’s storeroom. Hours later, the debris was removed, the prelim report says.

Burnt wads of cash, cracked walls: Watch full video Delhi police chief shared with CJI in judge cash row

Video shows firemen sifting through burnt cash strewn on the floor. The clip, along with photos, has been shared with CJI as part of Delhi Chief Justice Upadhyaya's prelim report.

Judge cash row: ‘Warrants deeper probe’—read Delhi HC chief justice’s full report to CJI

The documents, which SC has made public, narrate the sequence of events, enclose videos and photos of the burnt cash, and Justice Varma’s denial.

Judge cash row: SC makes public Delhi HC chief justice’s preliminary report in unprecedented move

Explosive report to CJI Khanna includes videos, photos purportedly taken at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence, and the latter’s denial saying he is being framed.

CJI sets up 3-member panel to conduct further probe into allegations against Justice Varma

CJI Sajiv Khanna took the step after reading the preliminary investigation conducted by the Delhi HC Chief Justice. A decision on Justice Varma's transfer will be taken Monday.

At the centre of a plea against bike-taxi app Rapido, the fight for equal access to digital services

Delhi HC has asked Rapido to improve its accessibility for differently-abled people or end operations. Rapido sought 6 months to fix the errors but was given only 4 months by the court.

Justice Varma of Delhi HC, under fire for ‘cash found at home,’ once ruled to curtail ED powers

Justice Yashwant Varma has also delivered other significant judgments, including on service charges on restaurant bills and misreporting on the Delhi excise policy matter.

‘Cash-filled’ jute sacks & a fire. Why Justice Yashwant Varma is being accused of a ‘cover-up’

On the night of the fire on 14 March, no official record or seizure of cash was made after officials were told by Varma's staff that the sacks contained 'stationery & court papers'.

Johnson & Johnson granted Rs 3.34 crore in damages by HC, what was the counterfeit products case

Offender was found to be a person, who ran a company by the name of Medserve. All seized counterfeit products can be destroyed by the healthcare giant, says HC.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?