Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Fresh Supreme Court Plea Seeks FIR Against Ex-Judge Varma
A new petition asks the Supreme Court to order the police to register a case against former judge Yashwant Varma.
The petition concerns cash reportedly found at his Delhi home after a fire.
The fire happened on March 14, 2025, during the night of Holi.
A lawyer said the court registry was not listing the petition.
Another petitioner said a Lok Sabha inquiry panel had found the allegations proved.
The Supreme Court did not say whether it would hear the petition.
Earlier, the Delhi High Court refused to hear a similar request.
The Supreme Court had also dismissed an earlier public-interest petition.
Varma resigned on April 9 while removal proceedings were pending, making those proceedings ineffective.
A fresh plea seeking an FIR against former judge Yashwant Varma was mentioned for urgent listing in the Supreme Court.
Lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara alleged that the Supreme Court registry was refusing to list the matter.
A petitioner said a Lok Sabha inquiry panel had found the charges against Varma proved.
The Supreme Court did not indicate whether it would list the plea.
Earlier pleas were dismissed or not entertained by the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court, while Varma resigned on April 9.
- Who
- Former Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara, and petitioners seeking an FIR.
- What
- A fresh plea seeking registration of an FIR against Varma was mentioned for urgent listing in the Supreme Court.
- When
- The plea was mentioned on September 23; the reported cash discovery occurred on March 14, 2025, and Varma resigned on April 9.
- Where
- The plea was mentioned in the Supreme Court in New Delhi; the purported cash discovery occurred at Varma’s Lutyens’ Delhi residence.
- Why
- The petitioners seek an FIR over the purported discovery of cash, citing a Lok Sabha inquiry panel’s finding that the charges were proved.
FIR Petitioners
Existing Court Outcomes
Whether an FIR should be registered
FIR Petitioners
The petitioners argue that an FIR should be registered, particularly because the Lok Sabha inquiry panel declared the charges proved, and they say the Supreme Court has the power to order it.
Existing Court Outcomes
The Supreme Court has not indicated that it will list the plea; the Delhi High Court earlier refused to entertain a similar request, and the Supreme Court previously dismissed another FIR petition.
Urgent listing of the plea
FIR Petitioners
Mathews J Nedumpara alleges that the Supreme Court registry is refusing to list the matter and asks that it at least be numbered and listed.
Existing Court Outcomes
The Chief Justice did not state whether the plea would be listed, leaving its procedural status unresolved.
- Respondent
- Former Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma
- Relief sought
- Registration of an FIR
- Supreme Court bench
- Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana
- Reported cash discovery
- After a fire at Varma’s residence around 11:35 p.m. on March 14, 2025
- Inquiry panel
- A Lok Sabha panel constituted under the Judges Inquiry Act found the charges proved, according to the report
- Earlier Delhi High Court action
- On September 21, it refused to entertain a plea seeking an FIR and an SIT or CBI probe
- Varma’s resignation
- He resigned on April 9 by writing to President Droupadi Murmu
