India, March 28 -- The Union government on Friday notified the repatriation of justice Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad high court, acting on the Supreme Court collegium's March 24 recommendation. The move comes in the wake of an in-house probe initiated against him following the alleged discovery of large amounts of cash at his official residence in Delhi.

Justice Varma, who has been a judge at the Delhi high court since 2021, found himself at the centre of controversy after firefighters responding to a minor fire at his Tughlak Road residence on March 14 reportedly found stacks of cash, some of which were allegedly charred. The incident led to widespread speculation and calls for a formal investigation into the matter.

On March 20, the...