The Supreme Court Collegium has decided to repatriate Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma back to his parent Allahabad High Court..The move came after a fire at the judge's house allegedly led to the recovery of a huge pile of cash by the firefighters, triggering a huge controversy.Interestingly, the decision was taken by the Collegium after holding two meetings - one on March 20 and another on March 24."The Supreme Court Collegium in its meetings held on 20th and 24th March 2025 has recommended repatriation of Mr. Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge, High Court of Delhi, to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad," the statement of the Collegium published on the Supreme Court website said..A fire at Justice Varma's house on the evening of March 14 had inadvertently led to the recovery of unaccounted cash by the fire fighters, as per Times of India.A video of the recovery of burnt cash was also apparently shared by the Delhi Police Commissioner with the Chief Justice of the High Court.Justice Varma and his wife were not in Delhi and were travelling in Madhya Pradesh on the said day. Only his daughter and aged mother were at home when the fire broke out.The Chief Justice of India (CJI) on March 21 initiated an in-house probe into the allegations and set up a three-member committee to conduct the probe.Meanwhile, the Supreme Court also published a report of Delhi High Court Chief Justice on the incident along with Justice Varma's response..Justice Varma was born in 1969. He took his LLB degree from Madhya Pradesh's Rewa University and enrolled as an advocate in 1992. As a lawyer, he served special counsel for Allahabad High Court and as chief standing counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh. He was designated a Senior Advocate in 2013 and was appointed as an additional judge of the High Court in October 2014. He was made a permanent judge in February 2017. He was later transferred to the Delhi High Court where he assumed office on October 11, 2021. .[Read Collegium Statement]
