NEW DELHI: Justice Yashwant Varma, who has been in the eye of a storm for more than 13 months since the accidental discovery of wads of burnt notes in his official bungalow in New Delhi, has resigned as a judge of Allahabad high court.In a letter to President Droupadi Murmu on Friday, Varma said he was resigning “with immediate effect”, bringing down the curtains on what had until March 2025 seemed a promising judicial career.
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Justice Yashwant Varma Resigns Amid Cash Row — Why He Stepped Down On Day Of Impeachment Defence
It took eyewitness testimonies of firemen and police officials before the judges inquiry committee headed by SC Justice Aravind Kumar pursuant to a removal motion, to persuade the controversial HC judge to drop his resistance.
They had, on the night of March 14-15 last year, responding to a 112 fire emergency, stumbled upon sacks of cash at New Delhi’s Tughlaq Road bungalow of Justice Varma, then a Delhi HC judge.“While I do not propose to burden your august office with the reasons which have constrained me to submit this missive, it is with deep anguish that I hereby tender my resignation from the office of the judge of Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, with immediate effect,” Justice Varma wrote.
