In a new twist to the ‘cash at judge’s home’ episode, burnt currency notes of Rs 500 denomination were spotted by a sanitation worker on Sunday while sweeping a road outside the 30, Tughlak Road, the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma<\/a>\u00a0in central Delhi.<\/p>\n

The recovery caused a minor flutter in the high-security area which is a stone’s throw from Tughlak Road police station.<\/p>\n

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#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: Burnt debris seen near the residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma. pic.twitter.com\/iwpMIcJYi8<\/a><\/p>\n

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The sanitation worker of NDMC who chanced upon the remains of burnt currency notes clicked their photos and informed seniors, who contacted the police.<\/p>\n

The recovery of burnt currency notes, in a way, gives credence to the police claim in the ‘cash at judge’s home<\/a>‘ case that currency notes were burnt in a fire that broke out late on Holi night on March 14 in an outhouse on the premises of Justice Varma’s official residence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The presence of notes in the outhouse or their burning in the fire has been denied by Justice Varma who has called the entire episode a conspiracy to malign him.<\/p>\n

The controversy has prompted Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to order a probe and ask the Delhi High Court chief not to assign any judicial work to Justice Varma<\/a> till the investigation is over.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna constituted a three-member committee to conduct an inquiry against Justice Varma.<\/p>\n

“The Chief Justice of India has constituted a three-member Committee consisting of Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana; Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh; and Anu Sivaraman, Judge of the High Court of Karnataka, for conducting an inquiry into the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, a sitting Judge of the High Court of Delhi,” said a statement released by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

The Committee has not been given a time frame to complete its probe and once it submits its report, a decision shall be taken by the Chief Justice if the findings warrant stricter action.<\/p>\n

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n

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