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Why no FIR was registered on 14th March on day of occurrence. Why the money was not seized, why criminal law was not put into motion, Advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara questioned
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking an FIR against Delhi High Court Judge, Justice Yashwant Varma, in connection with the recent recovery of a large sum of unaccounted cash from his residence.
The bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan observed that an in-house inquiry was already underway and that further options would be available once the report was submitted.
During the hearing, Advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara, who filed the petition, raised serious concerns over the lack of transparency, questioning why the public was not informed earlier about the Supreme Court’s possession of key evidence, including videos and photos related to the incident.
"The common man keeps asking the same question. Why no FIR was registered on 14th March on day of occurrence. Why the money was not seized, why criminal law was not put into motion...Why did the Supreme Court and its collegium did not tell the public at large that a shocking incident had happened and that it is in possession of videos and record?" he argued, emphasizing that the matter should have been promptly referred to the police instead of being handled internally.
Citing a precedent from Kerala involving allegations against a sitting high court judge, Nedumpara contended that such cases should not be insulated from regular criminal procedures. "Please see what happened in Kerala, POSCO case. The allegations were against a sitting judge of Kerala High Court. The doctor found something wrong and referred the matter to the police. Police registered an FIR. I’m only saying there is allegation and it can only be investigated by the police, not the court," he pointed out.
The division bench maintained that it would not intervene at this stage, stating that once the in-house inquiry was complete, all legal options would remain open.
Meanwhile, the court recently disclosed details of its internal investigation, along with Justice Varma’s response, in which he denied any involvement with the recovered cash.
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