Delhi high court judge, in the spotlight and under the scanner

Justice Yashwant Varma, known for limiting ED investigations, has been repatriated to Allahabad HC amid cash found at his home, raising corruption concerns.

Until Friday, Delhi high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma was known as the man who curbed the Enforcement Directorate’s zeal for investigation by ruling that the federal agency cannot probe any offence other than money laundering and that it cannot presume that there is an underlying crime (what is called a predicate offence).

Justice Yashwant Varma (PTI)

Justice Varma delivered the verdict on January 24, 2023 in a case filed by Prakash Industries Limited, aggrieved by ED’s action of passing a provisional attachment order