Silence, the court is in session

Nearly a twelvemonth aft unaccounted currency was allegedly recovered from his authoritative residence successful Delhi, Allahabad High Court justice Yashwant Varma wrote to President Droupadi Murmu connected April 9, conveying his determination to measurement down from office. “While I bash not suggest to load your august bureau with the reasons that person constrained maine to taxable this missive, it is with heavy anguish that I hereby tender my resignation,” Varma said successful his letter. “It has been an honour to service successful this office,” helium added.

The determination brought to a adjacent months of mounting scrutiny, going backmost to the nighttime of March 14, 2025. Then, a justice of the Delhi High Court, Varma, recovered himself successful the oculus of the tempest aft firefighters responding to a blaze astatine his authoritative residence allegedly discovered stacks of half-burnt currency notes successful a storeroom connected the premises.