Exercise to link voter ID cards with Aadhaar to begin afresh

ECI HAS DIRECTED DISTRICT OFFICIALS TO LINK THE VOTER IDENTITY CARDS OF ALL THE VOTERS WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE AADHAAR CARDS.

- Jitendra Sarin

PRAYAGRAJ: High Court Bar Association (HCBA), Allahabad, president Anil Tiwari on Saturday said a general house (meeting of HCBA lawyers) has been called to oppose the proposed transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi high court back to the Allahabad high court following the alleged recovery of a large sum of cash from his residence and to take a suitable decision in this regard.

"All the bar members (advocates) are requested to attend the general house on Monday as the matter is about the existence of judiciary," he said.

"If Rs 15 lakh is recovered from an official, he is sent to jail but when Rs 15 crore is recovered from a judge's house he is being sent back to his parent court (Allahabad high court),"" Tiwari added.

Earlier on Friday, a letter was issued by the HCBA opposing the transfer of Justice Varma after news surfaced that a huge sum was recovered from his official residence recently after which Supreme Court collegium proposed his transfer from the Delhi high court to the Allahabad high court.