The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea on September 21, 2026, seeking a CBI or SIT investigation into unaccounted cash found at former judge Yashwant Varma’s residence.
Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the petition filed by advocate Ghanshyam Dayalu Upadhyay, calling it a “wild witch hunt.”
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“I’m not entertaining this. This is a wild witch hunt. You have nothing better to do?” the Court remarked.
The matter relates to the alleged discovery of a large quantity of cash after a fire broke out at Mr. Varma’s official residence in Lutyens’ Delhi at around 11.35 p.m. on March 14, 2025, the night of Holi.
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Fire department personnel were called to the residence and doused the flames.
The alleged cash discovery triggered a controversy surrounding Mr. Varma, who was then serving as a Delhi High Court judge. He was subsequently transferred to the Allahabad High Court, his parent high court.
Mr. Varma, who faced impeachment proceedings, resigned as a judge on April 9 this year. He tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu.
