India, March 21 -- The Supreme Court on Friday initiated an in-house probe into Delhi high court Justice Yashwant Varma after a huge pile of unaccounted cash was allegedly recovered from his residence after a fire broke out at the bungalow, Bar & Bench reported, citing unnamed sources.

The Supreme Court has also sought a report from Delhi high court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, the report added.

The development comes after the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has reportedly decided to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi high court to his parent Allahabad high court following the incident.

Earlier on Friday, senior advocate Adish Aggarwala, former Supreme Court Bar Association ...