The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against High Court judge Yashwant Varma in connection with the recovery of cash from his official residence in Delhi, reported news agency PTI.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan referred to a press release issued on May 8, which stated that the Chief Justice of India had forwarded the report of the in-house enquiry committee, along with the judge's response, to the President and Prime Minister of India for further consideration.