A parliamentary committee is questioning why there was no FIR filed after cash was found at Justice Varma's residence.

At a Parliamentary committee meeting held on Tuesday, a group of Members of Parliament raised concerns over the lack of action taken regarding the discovery of unaccounted cash at a high court judge's residence in New Delhi. They also urged the Department of Justice to provide a detailed report on the matter. Additionally, the MPs called for a code of conduct to be established for judges, suggesting that justices in the higher judiciary should not take on government assignments for five years after retirement.

During the meeting, representatives from various political parties voiced their questions and criticisms towards the Ministry of Law and Justice regarding their handling of issues related to the judiciary. The secretary of the Department of Justice, who was giving a presentation on the topic of judicial processes and their reform, was asked to prepare a comprehensive report and present it at the next meeting of the panel.

Some members also requested for a comprehensive bill to be drafted addressing ethical concerns and code of conduct for judges, which were brought up during the meeting. They questioned the lack of action taken against Justice Yashwant Varma, whose residence was found to have unaccounted cash, and suggested the need for a code of conduct to be implemented.

There were also discussions about the post-retirement assignments of judges, with some MPs stating that they should not be given such appointments for five years after retirement. Others also raised concerns about former judges being appointed as Members of Parliament or to other positions immediately after their retirement.

The Parliamentary committee, led by BJP MP Brij Lal, includes former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, former minister of state for law P P Chaudhary, TMC MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Kalyan Banerjee, Congress's Vivek Tankha, and DMK's P Wilson and A Raja as its members. However, former CJI Ranjan Gogoi was not present at Tuesday's meeting.

The media was informed of the discussions that took place at the meeting by sources, who stated that the members had also demanded for action to be taken against Justice Varma, as a Supreme Court-appointed committee had confirmed the presence of unaccounted cash at his residence. Despite this, Justice Varma has denied any wrongdoing. Following the cash recovery, he was transferred back to his parent court, the Allahabad High Court.

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