India, April 3 -- With over five crore pending cases, opaque judicial appointments, and weak accountability, India's justice system urgently needs reforms to restore public trust

Recently, in March 2025, a cash scandal has rocked the Delhi High Court when a fire at Justice Yashwant Varma's residence reportedly uncovered a large stash of cash, estimated by some to be as high as Rs 50 crore. It is worth trying to understand whether this is a rare case, or is it endemic. Let us recall a few other cases.

One significant case involved Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court. In 2011, he became the first Indian judge to be impeached by the Rajya Sabha, for misappropriation of funds. Sen was accused of diverting approximately Rs 33 lak...