Judge Files Petition in SC Challenging Inquiry Panel Report in Cash-Stash Row

AFTER 75 days of being indicted in the cash recovery case, sitting High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, in an appeal before the Supreme Court challenged the in-house probe report which held him guilty of misconduct, saying mere recovery of cash from the outhouse of his official residence does not establish his culpability.

- Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty @ New Delhi

Justice Varma's writ petition claimed the in-house inquiry committee has failed to ascertain the ownership of the cash recovered or how it was removed from the premises. "Mere discovery is not sufficient to link him to any wrongdoing, without any clear evidence regarding its ownership and control," he said.