Justice Varma transferred to Allahabad High Court

The government Friday notified the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma to his parent Allahabad High Court, the order coming amid a row over alleged discovery of a huge amount of cash from his official residence here. The Law Ministry issued a notification announcing his transfer.On March 20, the Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, decided to move justice Varma’s back to his parent high court, the Allahabad high court. Three days later, the CJI set up a three-member in-house inquiry panel to examine the circumstances surrounding the cash discovery.

Recommending his repatriation to the government on Monday, the Supreme Court Collegium had asserted the move was separate from an in-house probe ordered by the top court over the alleged discovery of cash from Justice Varma's residence after a fire incident around 11.35 on the night of Holi, March 14.Following the incident, Chief Justice of India had directed the Delhi High Court to withdraw judicial work from the judge.