'Cash discovery' from judge's residence: Allahabad HC lawyers suspend strike till inquiry report comes
The Hindu
Lawyers suspend strike protesting Justice Varma's transfer, await investigation report, and hold national conference on judicial accountability.
Lawyers of the Allahabad High Court, agitating since Tuesday against the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court, suspended their strike on Saturday (March 29, 2025) till the report of an investigation against the judge comes.
The lawyers said they have also decided not to attend Justice Varma's oath-taking ceremony.
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After a meeting of the executive committee of the high court's bar association here, its president Anil Tiwari told reporters, "We have decided to suspend the strike till the report of the investigation against Justice Varma comes." He clarified that the strike has not been called off. "We will wait for the three-member inquiry committee's decision. We request the chief justice of India to make the report of the committee public. As soon as we get the report, we will have a meeting and take a decision accordingly," he added.
Mr. Tiwari also said the lawyers will not attend Justice Varma's oath-taking ceremony.
"He took the same oath in Delhi.... All judicial work has been withdrawn from Justice Varma till the investigation report comes. We do not want to harm litigants by continuing the strike further. In such a situation, we are suspending the strike," he said.
Mr. Tiwari said they have decided to hold a national-level conference for which the presidents of 22 high court bar associations have been contacted.
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