On 5-4-2025, Justice Yashwant Varma was sworn in Judge of Allahabad High Court. His transfer to this Court from Delhi High Court was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on 24-3-2025. The decision was taken by the Collegium after meetings conducted on 20-3-2025 and 24-3-2025. The Chief Justice of India had constituted a 3-member Committee to conduct an enquiry into the cash-in-house matter against Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge, Delhi High Court, as part of the in-house enquiry which the Court has initiated into the matter. An in-house enquiry was initiated by the Court after reports surfaced that a huge pile of unaccounted cash amounting to Rs. 15 crores were found from the residence of Justice Varma. The Committee constituted of Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court; Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court; and Anu Sivaraman, Judge, Karnataka High Court.
The Collegium’s recommendation was approved by the President of India on 28-3-2025.
Justice Yashwant Varma graduated in Law from Rewa University in 1992 and was enrolled as an Advocate on 08-8-1992. He practised mainly on the Civil side handling varied nature of matters relating to Constitutional, Industrial Disputes, Corporate, Taxation, Environment and allied branches of Law.
Justice Varma was also the special counsel for the Allahabad High Court from 2006 till his elevation as a Judge. Furthermore, Justice Varma served as the Chief Standing Counsel for the State of UP from 2012 till August 2013 whereafter he was designated as Senior Advocate by the Court.
Justice Yashwant Varma was later elevated as Additional Judge on 13-10-2014 and took oath as Permanent Judge on 01-2-2016. He was subsequently transferred to Delhi High Court on 11-10-2021.
Justice Yashwant Varma is due to retire on 5-1-20311.
