New Delhi, Aug 7: Observing that in-house procedure was scrupulously followed, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma’s plea seeking invalidation of an in-house inquiry report finding him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row.
Wads of burnt cash were found following a fire in the storeroom of the judge’s official residence in the capital on March 14.
Questioning Justice Varma’s conduct, the top court said he did not object to the photographs or video footage being uploaded and participated in the inquiry without demur.
The bench said even in his representation dated May 6, addressed to then CJI Sanjiv Khanna, there was “no whisper” of the procedure violating any constitutional provision.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih held Justice Varma’s conduct did not inspire confidence, not meriting his plea to be examined. (PTI)
