Kapil Sibal said that removing Justice Yashwant Varma based on the SC's in-house report will be an indirect way of controlling the judiciary & would endanger judicial independence.
The association urged CJI Gavai to sanction prosecution of Justice Yashwant Varma after cash-discovery allegations & also sought a copy of the in-house inquiry report.
The VP expressed shock that no FIR was filed to look into alleged discovery of burnt cash at the house of sitting HC judge Justice Yashwant Varma for two months.
The three-member panel, appointed by the apex court, analysed evidence and recorded the statements of over 50 people before finalising report on 3 May.
In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court had uploaded case documents, photos & a video of the cash discovery incident at Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma's house on its website.
The cash row arose after the alleged discovery of half-burnt cash from Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence by police and firemen on 14 March night after a fire broke out on the premises.
It's been signed by Gujarat HC Advocates’ Association, Kerala HC Advocates’ Association, Awadh Bar Association Lucknow, Advocates' Assn Bengaluru, Allahabad HC Bar association etc.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
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