Judge On Cash Recovery Claims
New Delhi: Strongly denying that he or his family had kept any cash in the storeroom from which the burnt remains of several wads of notes were allegedly recovered, Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma has said the room is disconnected from his main residence and is accessible to, and used by, several people. In a lengthy response to Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay on the alleged recovery of cash, Justice Varma said a fire broke out in the storeroom situated near the staff quarters of his official residence in Delhi late on the night of March 14, which was Holi. “This room was generally utilised by all and sundry to store articles such as unused furniture, bottles, crockery, mattresses, used carpets, old speakers, garden implements as well as CPWD (Central Public Works Department) material. This room is unlocked and accessible both from the official front gate as well as the backdoor of the staff quarters. It is disconnected from the main residence and is surely not a room in my house …
