IN-HOUSE PROBE EXPEDITED, JUDGE MAY DEPOSE TODAY

The in-house inquiry into the controversy surrounding Delhi high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma has been expedited with an aim to conclude proceedings within a week, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

- Utkarsh Anand

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday refused an urgent mentioning of a petition seeking the registration of a first information report (FIR) and an investigation into the discovery of cash at the official residence of Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma.

Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, who filed the plea, sought an expedited listing, but CJI Khanna declined to entertain the oral request, directing him to follow the standard procedure and submit an email outlining the urgency of the case.

A co-petitioner in the case, advocate Hemali Suresh Kurne, appearing in person, alleged that the law enforcement agencies would have gone after the person concerned had it not been for the position of a judge.