Justice Yashwant Varma failed to explain cash found at residence, parliamentary panel says

Updated On: 12 August, 2026 05:13 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent

According to details of the committee's report tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, the panel found that large quantities of unexplained Rs 500 currency notes were discovered in a storeroom at Justice Varma's official residence at 30, Tughlak Crescent in New Delhi

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The parliamentary committee said Justice Yashwant Varma could not provide a credible explanation regarding the source, ownership, or presence of the currency notes. FILE PIC

A parliamentary committee constituted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to investigate the recovery of cash from the official residence of former Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma has held him responsible in the matter, concluding that he failed to satisfactorily explain the presence of the money, news agency IANS reported.

According to details of the committee's report accessed by IANS and tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, the panel found that large quantities of unexplained Rs 500 currency notes were discovered in a storeroom at Justice Varma's official residence at 30, Tughlak Crescent in New Delhi.