Cash haul row: Probe panel yet to record Justice Varma’s testimony

The three-member panel of jurists probing the allegations against sitting high court judge justice Yashwant Varma has met once so far and it may take some time before it records the testimonies of the judge and prepares its report, officials aware of the details said.

- HT Correspondent

The panel, which comprises Supreme Court judge Arvind Kumar, chief justice of Madras high court Manindra Mohan Srivastava and jurist BB Acharya from Karnataka, will independently probe the charges against justice Varma, who has been accused of keeping undisclosed sum of money at his official residence.

According to officials, the panel held a meeting in September and it is likely to hold its second meeting soon. After the for-