New Delhi, May 19, (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to urgently hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the registration of an FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma, following serious allegations arising from the recovery of a large amount of unaccounted cash from his official residence.
A Bench, led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, took note of the plea filed by Advocate Mathews Nedumpara, stating it will be listed on May 21, subject to curing of procedural defects.
The PIL comes in the wake of an in-house committee’s reported indictment of Justice Varma and the forwarding of its findings to the President of India by the outgoing Chief Justice of India on May eight, 2025.