New Delhi, March 26 -- A petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking the registration of an FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma, a Judge of the Delhi High Court, over the alleged discovery of illicit cash at his official residence recently.
The petition was mentioned before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday for urgent hearing.
Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, the main petitioner, mentioned the matter before the CJI.
At the outset, the Chief Justice remarked, "Your matter has been listed. don't make any public statements."
Nedumpara responded, emphasizing the necessity of registering an FIR against the judge, further commending the CJI for making relevant records public, including the video of burnt currency notes....