New Delhi, March 22 -- The Supreme Court collegium's decision to propose the transfer of Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma and consider an inquiry against him was significantly influenced by a video purportedly showing the recovery of unaccounted cash from an outhouse at his official residence, people aware of the matter said.
Government authorities reportedly shared this video with CJI Sanjiv Khanna before Thursday's collegium meeting.
The video, recorded by Delhi police during a fire at justice Varma's residence on March 14, was presented by the CJI to other collegium members. The collegium, including Justices Bhushan R Gavai, Surya Kant, Abhay S Oka and Vikram Nath, ultimately supported CJI Khanna's decision, following which the ca...