Cash-at-home case: Supreme Court to set up bench on Justice Yashwant Varma's plea

The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would constitute a bench to hear a plea filed by beleaguered Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma challenging the in-house inquiry committee's report that indicted him in the cash-at-residence row.

His plea was mentioned on Wednesday before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai.

Senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Mukul Rohatgi, Rakesh Dwivedi, Sidharth Luthra and Siddharth Aggarwal, amongst others, appearing on behalf of Justice Varma submitted, "we have filed the petition on behalf of the Allahabad High Court judge. Some constitutional issues are there. I request you to constitute a bench as soon as possible".


Speaking for the bench, the CJI verbally said it may not be proper for him to take up the matter. He, however, said a bench will be constituted to take up Justice Varma's plea.

Justice Varma has also challenged the recommendation made by former chief justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to the president and the prime minister to initiate impeachment proceedings against him.

Justice Varma stated in his plea that the in-house inquiry committee made the findings without giving him a fair opportunity to respond.