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TopicJustice Yashwant Varma

Topic: Justice Yashwant Varma

Can there be an FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma? A 1991 SC verdict holds the answer

In Justice Yashwant Varma’s case, Delhi police commissioner shared photographs and video of cash, allegedly found in aftermath of a fire, with the Delhi high court chief justice.

Hidden in plain sight: The unanswered questions in the Justice Varma cash controversy

Despite SC making several documents, photos and a video public, a lot of what happened at Delhi HC judge Yashwant Varma’s residence on 14 March night is still shrouded in mystery.

Judge row: V-P Dhankhar lauds CJI’s ‘transparency’, accepts Kharge’s call for RS floor leaders’ meet

The Vice-President, who has on several occasions batted for reviving proposal to set up a National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), says steps taken by CJI 'unprecedented'.

In aftermath of Delhi HC judge row, Mahua accuses Centre of laying ground to scrap Collegium system

TMC MP Mahua Moitra says ‘just like EC has been emasculated, efforts are afoot to bring back something like NJAC with complete govt control and do away with Collegium system’.

SC Collegium recommends Justice Yashwant Varma’s transfer to Allahabad HC amid cash discovery row

This comes hours after the Allahabad High Court Bar Association demanded Justice Varma’s impeachment and a relook at his previous judgments.

The serious offence of attempting to incite humour & the Nobel War Prize goes to…

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Impeach Justice Varma & look into all his verdicts, Allahabad HC bar association demands

The bar association has also questioned the procedure to appoint Supreme Court and high court judges, calling it non-transparent, and called for a review of the collegium system.

Judicial duties withdrawn from Justice Yashwant Varma after cash discovery from home, says Delhi HC

Delhi HC Chief Justice Upadhyaya's report to the CJI said 'four to five semi-burnt sacks of Indian currency notes' were found from the judge's Lutyens' Delhi residence.

‘No cash placed in storeroom by me, family’—Justice Varma’s response to Delhi HC chief justice

In 6-page clarification to Justice Upadhyaya, who conducted a prelim probe into the allegations, Justice Varma said his staff present on night of the fire saw 'no currency at the site'.

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.

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Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.