Supreme Court to Address Plea on Alleged Cash Discovery at Judge's Residence

The Supreme Court is set to hear a plea seeking direction to Delhi Police for lodging an FIR over alleged semi-burnt cash found at the residence of High Court judge Yashwant Varma. The plea challenges a 1991 judgement about criminal proceedings against judges without prior Chief Justice approval.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea on Friday, which seeks a directive for Delhi Police to file an FIR following a controversial discovery at the residence of High Court judge Yashwant Varma.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan will oversee the proceedings. This plea, spearheaded by lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara, also calls into question a 1991 judgement that restricts criminal action against judges without Chief Justice approval.

The controversy erupted after a fire at Varma's residence supposedly exposed a cache of semi-burnt cash, prompting an in-house investigation and recommended repatriation of Justice Varma. Justice Varma contests these allegations, asserting that his family placed no such cash in the storeroom.

(With inputs from agencies.)