Full Text | Three-Judge Panel's Report in Justice Yashwant Varma Cash Case

The panel's official report, published by the Leaflet, concluded that cash was found in the store room of Justice Varma’s residence and that it was removed in the early hours of March 15.

The Wire Staff

The panel's official report, published by the Leaflet, concluded that cash was found in the store room of Justice Varma’s residence and that it was removed in the early hours of March 15.

full text three judge panel s report in justice yashwant varma cash case

Former Delhi high court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma. Illustration: The Wire

The three-member panel investigating the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma has said that cash was found at his residence and that there is sufficient evidence to call for his removal, the Leaflet reported.

Justice Varma came under the scanner after piles of cash were allegedly found in a fire on the night of March 14 at the outhouse of his official residence in New Delhi. Justice Varma was a sitting judge of the Delhi high court at the time.

The panel – comprising of Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh high court G.S. Sandhawalia and Karnataka high court judge Anu Sivaraman – carried out the probe over 10 days.

The panel spoke to over 55 witnesses and recorded their statements on camera to ensure that their veracity could not be questioned at a later time, the Leaflet reported.

Read the full text of the panel's report here.

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