Indian judge quit before removal over burnt cash at his home; courts refused an FIR
Burnt currency notes were reportedly found in a storeroom at Varma's official Delhi residence after a fire on March 14, 2025. A three-member Supreme Court in-house committee reported evidence linking the storeroom to Varma and his family. Varma resigned on April 9, 2026, in a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, making the Parliament removal proceedings inactive. A Lok Sabha inquiry committee report, submitted to the Speaker in May and tabled in Parliament in August 2026, described his explanation as evasive and unsatisfactory; it did not find proof that he personally removed the cash (The Week). The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking an FIR in August 2026, the Delhi High Court refused to entertain a similar petition on September 21, 2026, and a fresh plea was mentioned for urgent listing in the Supreme Court on September 23, 2026. The sources reviewed do not report that an FIR has been registered or Varma's response to the committee's findings.
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resigned on April 9, 2026, before impeachment proceedings concluded
Varma has since then resigned, making the removal proceedings against him inactive.
It may be recalled that Justice Varma resigned in April this year, pending the inquiry.
has written a letter to President of India Droupadi Murmu resigning from his post
three-member Supreme Court committee concluded that direct and electronic evidence linked the storeroom containing burnt cash to Varma and his family
resigned on April 9, 2026, before impeachment proceedings concluded; Delhi High Court refused to entertain a similar FIR petition on September 21
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