Justice Yashwant Varma Cash Row | 2-Volume Judges Inquiry Report To Be Tabled In Lok Sabha Today

The report, comprising Volumes 1 and 2 in Hindi and English, will be laid before the House along with the oral and documentary evidence recorded during the course of the inquiry.

The report is being tabled by the Secretary General under Section 4(3) of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, read with Rules 9 and 10 of the Judges (Inquiry) Rules, 1969.

The development assumes significance as the committee was constituted to inquire into allegations concerning the discovery of cash at the official residence of Justice Varma, who was serving as a Judge of the Delhi High Court when the controversy surfaced.

The alleged cash discovery dates back to March 14, 2025, when a fire broke out at Justice Varma's official residence in New Delhi. Justice Varma was not present at the residence at the time.

During the firefighting operation, semi-burnt wads of currency notes were reportedly discovered at the premises. The incident subsequently triggered an inquiry into allegations concerning the presence of cash at the judge's residence.

Justice Varma was thereafter transferred from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court amid the controversy and took oath there on April 5, 2025. He subsequently resigned from judicial office on April 19, 2025.

On August 12, 2025, the Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, had constituted a three-member inquiry committee after receiving a motion signed by 146 Members of Parliament seeking Justice Varma's removal.

Presiding Officer of Judges Inquiry Committee were Hon'ble Justice Aravind Kumar, Supreme Court of India along with Hon'ble Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, the then-Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court; and Shri B.V. Acharya, Senior Advocate, Karnataka High Court.

They presented the Report of Judges Inquiry Committee to Honble Speaker, Lok Sabha in Parliament House on 18 May 2026.

Separately, the Supreme Court had earlier constituted a three-member judicial inquiry panel to examine the allegations surrounding the cash discovery.

The judicial panel examined more than 55 witnesses during its inquiry and reportedly found substance in the allegations concerning the presence of burnt and unburnt cash at Justice Varma's residence.

The panel's findings ultimately led to a recommendation for Justice Varma's removal on grounds of misconduct.

The inquiry had also examined the circumstances surrounding the storeroom where the burnt cash was discovered. More recently, findings of the Supreme Court-appointed panel indicated that access to the storeroom was under the active control of Justice Varma and his family.

The controversy had also prompted the Bombay Lawyers Association to approach the Chief Justice of India

last year seeking sanction to initiate criminal prosecution against Justice Varma.

Last week, the Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR and a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe against Justice Varma, observing that the petition appeared to be aimed at “cheap publicity.”

The Bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe refused to entertain the plea filed by advocate Ghanshyam Upadhayay, who sought criminal action against Varma in connection with the alleged discovery of semi-burnt and unburnt currency notes following a fire at his official residence in Lutyens’ Delhi on March 14, 2025.

The tabling of the Judges Inquiry Committee's report tomorrow will now bring the findings of the statutory parliamentary inquiry formally before the Lok Sabha.