New Delhi, Mar, 27
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday assured lawyers that he would consider the demand for withdrawing the recommendation to transfer Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court, a senior bar leader said.
The representatives of six high court bar associations, including Allahabad High Court Bar Association (AHCBA) president Anil Tiwari, met the CJI and four collegium members, Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Abhay S Oka and Vikram Nath.
They raised several demands, including setting in motion criminal action over the cash discovery from the judge’s official home.
“The five members (of the collegium) heard us carefully and told us that ‘each and every point raised by you in writing will be considered by us strictly within the premises of law. Don’t worry at all’. This is a big statement by five senior judges,” Tiwari told mediapersons soon after the meeting.
He said the bar body would reconsider whether or not to continue with the indefinite strike.
“I do not know what decision will be taken,” he said.
The CJI referred to the reasons behind the collegium’s recommendation to transfer Justice Varma to his parent high court at Allahabad, Tiwari added.
The CJI said in any case, Justice Varma, who was de-rostered by the Delhi High Court following a directive from him, wouldn’t be discharging any judicial function at the Allahabad High Court as well, he said.
The bar body would discuss about the strike in its general body meeting for a “collective decision”.
