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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking FIR Against Justice Varma
A lawyer asked the Delhi High Court to order an investigation into cash reportedly found at a judge’s home.
The cash was allegedly found in an outhouse after a fire.
The lawyer wanted the Central Bureau of Investigation or a special team to investigate.
Justice Amit Bansal rejected the request.
He called it a “wild witch hunt.”
The Supreme Court had already rejected a similar request in August.
The Supreme Court said that earlier petition appeared intended to gain “cheap publicity.”
The court decisions do not establish whether the reported cash allegation was true.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking an FIR over alleged cash found at Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence.
The petition requested a Central Bureau of Investigation or Special Investigation Team investigation.
The cash was purportedly found at an outhouse during a fire on March 14 last year.
Justice Amit Bansal called the petition a “wild witch hunt” and refused to entertain it.
The Supreme Court dismissed a similar petition in August, saying it appeared aimed at “cheap publicity.”
- Who
- Advocate Ghanshyam Dayalu Upadhyay filed the petition; Justice Amit Bansal rejected it, and the allegation concerned Justice Yashwant Varma.
- What
- The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR and a CBI or SIT investigation.
- Where
- The alleged cash was purportedly found at an outhouse of Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence in Delhi.
- When
- The alleged cash was found during a fire on March 14 last year; the Delhi High Court rejected the plea on Monday, and the Supreme Court dismissed a similar petition in August.
- Why
- Upadhyay sought an FIR and investigation into the alleged cash; the High Court declined to entertain the petition.
Petitioner’s Position
Courts’ Position
Whether an investigation should proceed
Petitioner’s Position
Ghanshyam Dayalu Upadhyay sought an FIR and an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation or a Special Investigation Team into the alleged cash.
Courts’ Position
The Delhi High Court refused to entertain the petition and dismissed it.
Assessment of the petition
Petitioner’s Position
The petitioner pursued judicial action over cash purportedly found at Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence.
Courts’ Position
Justice Amit Bansal called the plea a “wild witch hunt,” while the Supreme Court had earlier said a similar petition appeared aimed at “cheap publicity.”
Key facts
- Court decision
- The Delhi High Court dismissed the plea.
- Petitioner
- Advocate Ghanshyam Dayalu Upadhyay
- Judge who ruled
- Justice Amit Bansal
- Allegation
- Wads of cash were purportedly found at an outhouse of Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence.
- Date of fire
- March 14 last year
- Requested investigation
- A Central Bureau of Investigation or Special Investigation Team probe, along with FIR registration.
- Earlier Supreme Court action
- A similar petition was dismissed in August.
Quotes
Justice Amit Bansal
Delhi High Court judge who dismissed the petition
“He [magistrate] cannot direct the CBI or SIT inquiry. Magistrate or special court will not be competent to deal with the matter.”
freepressjournal.in
“This is regarding justice Yashwant Varma. Criminal law can be set into motion by anyone. There is no embargo.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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