The Supreme Court collegium is stated to have initiated the process to transfer Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court following a major controversy over the alleged recovery of a large stash of cash from his official residence here.
The five-member collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna held an urgent meeting following the reported incident, and decided to initiate the process of shifting Justice Varma out of the Delhi High Court.
Justice Varma’s proposed transfer can come into effect after the Centre accepts the collegium’s recommendation, which is yet to be sent officially.
The collegium can also take further follow-up action, if required.
In a related development, Justice Varma, the second senior-most judge of the Delhi High Court, did not hold the court on Friday, a news shared to advocates by his court master.