New Delhi, April 10 Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, who was facing scrutiny after large quantities of burnt currency notes were recovered from his residence here last year, has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, rendering the impeachment proceedings against him futile.
The following is the timeline of events in the matter:
* March 14, 2025: A fire broke out at around 11:35 pm at the judge's official bungalow in Tughlak Crescent in the national capital, leading to the discovery of large quantities of burnt cash during firefighting.
* March 15: Officials from the Delhi High Court inspect the site of the incident on the instructions of the high court chief justice.
* March 17: Delhi HC Chief Justice D K Upadhyay meets then Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna.
* March 20: The Delhi HC Chief Justice shares photos and videos with the Chief Justice.
* March 20: The English daily TOI reports on the alleged discovery of partially burnt cash at Justice Varma's residence.
The Delhi HC Chief Justice writes to the Chief Justice, favouring a deeper investigation.
* March 21: The Chief Justice requests a written response from Justice Varma by noon on March 22. The Supreme Court collegium considers transferring Justice Varma to the Allahabad HC.
* March 22: Justice Varma responds, refuting the allegations. Chief Justice Khanna forms a three-member committee to investigate the allegations against Justice Varma. The Supreme Court uploads an internal inquiry report, including photos and videos related to the case, on its website.
* March 28: Justice Varma is transferred to the parent Allahabad HC. The Supreme Court asks the Allahabad HC Chief Justice not to assign him judicial work.
* May 3: The Supreme Court panel declares the judge guilty of misconduct and recommends his removal.
* May 8: The then Chief Justice writes to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his impeachment as Justice Varma refuses to step down.
* July 17: Justice Varma files a plea with the Supreme Court seeking to invalidate the report of the internal inquiry panel.
* July 23: The judge seeks an urgent hearing on his plea in the Supreme Court.
* July 30: The Supreme Court reserves judgment on the judge's plea.
* August 7: The Supreme Court dismisses Justice Varma's plea.
* August 12: The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla, admits a multi-party motion for Justice Varma's removal.
* December 16: The Supreme Court agrees to hear Justice Varma's plea challenging the constitution of an inquiry committee by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to investigate corruption charges against him.
* January 16, 2026: The Supreme Court dismisses Justice Varma's plea, stating that a provision in law cannot be used as a weapon to obstruct parliamentary proceedings.
* April 9: Justice Varma tenders his resignation to the President.