Made 4 Demands, Chief Justice Said…”: High Court Lawyers In Judge Cash Row

New Delhi:

Six high court bar associations met the Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday to protest the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi to the Allahabad High Court, and present a list of four demands, including the start of a criminal investigation against the judge.

Anil Tiwari, the President of the Allahabad association, said the Collegium, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, gave them a patient hearing, and said they would consider their demands.

He did not, however, say if the association – which earlier rejected the transfer, declaring their court is not a “trash bin” – will call off the general strike that they began Tuesday morning.

“We made four demands. First, the transfer should be cancelled. Second and third, judicial and administrative work should not be given (to Justice Varma, pending a complete inquiry). And fourth, a criminal investigation should begin immediately,” Mr Tiwari said.

The senior lawyer played down talk of being dissatisfied with the Collegium’s response, saying, “… if I were not satisfied, I would have made such a statement before the media. But I am satisfied. Whatever I wanted to communicate to the Chief Justice I have done that…”