Who is Justice Yashwant Varma of Delhi HC from whose official bungalow fire brigade discovered huge cash? Brief profile and important cases handled

New Delhi: A sensational information broke on the morning of Friday, 21 March 2025 as it said that spacious money has been recovered from the distance of Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi High Court. The money modified into as soon as recovered when the fire brigade went to douse a fireplace that had broken accessible, in accordance to experiences. Justice Yashwant Varma, 56, is for the time being the third senior most opt on the Delhi High Court with a 22-Twelve months profession as a approved skilled, and a 10-Twelve months profession as a High Court opt as a part of his profile.

In accordance to the most contemporary experiences, the Supreme Court has started an in-condo inquiry towards Justice Varma and has sought a file from the Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Upadhyaya. Going into the in-condo investigation, Supreme Court Chief Justice/ Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna will constitute a three-member fact-discovering committee of two Chief Justices from different High Courts and a High Court opt.

A transient profile of Justice Yashwant Varma:

His date of birth is 06/01/1969.

He graduated in Laws from Rewa College in 1992.

He enrolled as an recommend on August 08, 1992.

He practised mainly on the civil facet handling diverse nature of issues touching on to Constitutional, Industrial Disputes, Company, Taxation, Atmosphere and allied branches of Laws.

He modified into as soon as additionally the particular counsel for the Allahabad High Court from 2006 till elevation.

He modified into as soon as the Chief Standing Counsel for the Notify of Uttar Pradesh (UP) from 2012 till Aug 2013 whereafter designated as Senior Recommend by the Court.

Elevated as Extra Think on Oct 13, 2014.

Took oath as Permanent Think on Feb 01, 2016.

Transferred to Delhi High Court on Oct 11, 2021.

A pair of excessive-profile conditions dealt with by Justice Yashwant Varma are:

Profits Tax reassessment complaints towards Congress: A Division Bench headed by Justice Varma disregarded loads of petitions moved by the Congress party opining that the IT Division prima facie had “substantial and concrete evidence” to additional scrutinise the political party’s income.

PayPal reporting entity duty under PMLA: As a single-opt, Justice Varma held that online cost platform PayPal is a ‘cost system operator’ true throughout the framework of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This implies that PayPal will should notice Part 12 of the PMLA which makes it crucial for a ‘reporting entity’ to relieve information of all transactions and take a look at and relieve the guidelines of identities of all its purchasers for a duration of ten years.

Powers of Enforcement Directorate (ED): Justice Varma held that ED does not procure the energy to envision any offence different than money laundering and the agency can not mediate by itself that a predicate offence has been dedicated.

Unlawful Actions (Prevention) Act: Justice Varma held that disclosure of proposals and paperwork relied upon to grant sanction for prosecution under Part forty five(1) of the UAPA will also be exempt under Part 8(1)(a) of the True to Info Act.

Judicial Bias: Justice Varma held that judicial bias in a case needn't be confirmed as present for sure but simplest wants to be tested from the viewpoint of an usual particular person and evaluated in step with the take a look at of more cost effective apprehension.

In accordance to the consequence of the investigation, Justice Varma, may both be requested to resign or be eradicated from allege of job by Parliament, under Article 124(4) of the Constitution.

(The above information has been collated from the official web blueprint of the Allahabad High Court and Bar and Bench)