“All Cheap Publicity”: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking FIR Against Ex-Judge Yashwant Varma Over Burnt Cash

“All Cheap Publicity”: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking FIR Against Ex-Judge Yashwant Varma Over Burnt Cash

The Supreme Court on Friday, 7 August 2026, dismissed a petition seeking registration of an FIR and a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe against former Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma over the alleged recovery of burnt and unaccounted currency notes from his official residence in New Delhi, as reported in LawBeat. A Bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe declined to entertain the petition filed …