Rush Hour: Cash haul at Delhi HC judge’s home sparks row, 18 Karnataka BJP MLAs suspended and more

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The Delhi High Court launched an inquiry against one of its judges after allegations that unaccounted cash was found at his home. The Supreme Court said that a proposal has been made to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court, but maintained that discussions about the proposed transfer were not linked to the inquiry into the alleged cash haul.

Reports said earlier in the day that the cash was allegedly recovered when emergency services responded to a fire incident at Varma’s official residence on March 14. However, the Delhi fire services chief denied later on Friday that fire personnel found any cash during the operation. Varma has not commented on the matter so far.

Earlier in the day, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association opposed repatriating Varma to the Allahabad High Court, saying that it is not a “trash bin”. Read on.

The Karnataka speaker has suspended 18 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs from the Assembly amid ruckus in connection with allegations of honey trapping made by a Congress minister. A day earlier, state minister KN Rajanna alleged that 48 politicians, including a minister, were honey-trapped in the state...

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