NEW DELHI: Reacting to the controversy triggered by alleged recovery of cash from Justice Yashwant Varma‘s residence and his subsequent transfer to Allahabad HC, senior advocate Harish Salve Friday hit out at the collegium system for appointment of judges and appealed for more transparency.Talking to news channels, Salve said the incident had put the institution…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a clarification regarding Justice Yashwant Varma‘s transfer to the Allahabad high court, stating that “misinformation and rumors are being spread”. It added that the “[transfer] proposal is separate from ongoing in-house enquiry” into allegations that unaccounted cash – allegedly Rs 15 crore – was found at Justice…
NEW DELHI: A fire that broke out in the residential bungalow of a Delhi high court judge resulted in recovery of a huge pile of cash, sending shock waves in judicial corridors and forcing the Supreme Court collegium led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna to decide to transfer him to another HC.When the fire broke out,…
