# SC Dismisses FIR Plea Against Ex-Judge Yashwant Varma 2026-08-07T14:03:17+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking an FIR and SIT probe against former Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma over the cash-at-home controversy, calling it 'cheap publicity'. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe told petitioner-advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay that the court had already rejected similar petitions. Justice Varma resigned in April amid impeachment proceedings after burnt currency notes were found at his official residence in Delhi following a fire in March 2025. An in-house inquiry committee had prima facie found his culpability, and reports were made public by the Supreme Court. The petitioner argued that since Varma had resigned, he no longer enjoyed immunity under the Judges (Protection) Act, 1985. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - livelaw.in Tags: Allahabad High Court, cash-at-home scandal, FIR, judicial conduct, Supreme Court, Yashwant Varma Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-dismisses-plea-for-fir-against-ex-judge-yashwant-varma/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-dismisses-plea-for-fir-against-ex-judge-yashwant-varma/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.