India, April 5 -- Justice Yashwant Varma was sworn in as judge of Allahabad High court on Saturday. His name was listed ninth in the seniority list of judges on the official Allahabad High Court website.

This followed the Supreme Court collegium's resolution on March 24 repatriating justice Varma to the Allahabad high court in connection with a controversy from the discovery of a large amount of cash at the judge's official residence earlier in March.

Justice Varma denied accusations of corruption against him. In a report released by the Supreme Court, Varma had dismissed the allegations as a "conspiracy to malign" him.

The controversy erupted after a fire was reported at justice Varma's official residence on Tughlak Road at 11.35pm on...