India, Aug. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a court-monitored criminal investigation into allegations of unaccounted cash being discovered at the official residence of former Allahabad high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, describing the plea as an attempt at "cheap publicity".

A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe declined to entertain the petition filed by advocate Ghanshyam Upadhayay, who sought registration of a first information report (FIR) and constitution of a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged recovery of cash from Justice Varma's official residence in Delhi in March 2025.

"All cheap publicity. We are not inclined to entertain this.Dismissed," observed the bench.

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