Silence, the court is in session

NAllahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma wrote to President Droupadi Murmu on April 9, a year after the alleged seizure of unaccounted cash from his official residence in Delhi. He decided to leave his job. Varma said in his letter, “Although I do not want to attribute to your esteemed office the reasons that forced me to send this letter, I submit my resignation with deep pain.” “It has been an honor to serve in this office,” he added.

The decision led to months of increased scrutiny, dating back to the night of March 14, 2025. Then, Delhi High Court judge Varma found himself in the eye of the storm after firefighters responding to a fire at his official residence allegedly discovered piles of half-burnt currency notes in a storeroom in the building.