North India Statesman
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The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Verma. The collegium of three senior -most judges headed by Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna has recommended to be sent back to his original High Court i.e. Allahabad High Court. According to sources, a fire broke out in Justice Yashwant Verma’s government bungalow. The team that went to extinguish the fire found a large amount of cash there.
Justice Verma was not in the city.
A large quantity of cash was stirred in the judge’s government bungalow. After receiving the information of the case, the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna has decided to move him back to Allahabad High Court. According to sources, Justice Verma was not in the city when the fire broke out. His family members called the fire brigade and the police. After extinguishing the fire, firefighters found a huge amount of cash in a room in the bungalow.
What does the constitution say?
According to the Constitution, the Supreme Court in 1999 created an internal process to investigate allegations of corruption, irregularities or misconduct against a judge of any High Court or Supreme Court. Under this process, the Chief Justice first seeks clarification from the judge concerned. If the answer is not satisfactory or requires intensive investigation in the case, the Chief Justice set up an internal committee, consisting of a judge of the Supreme Court and two Chief Justice of the High Court. Then, based on the result of the investigation, they can resign or face impeachment proceedings.
Who is Justice Yashwant Verma?
Justice Yashwant Verma was born on 6 January 1969. He did B.Com (Honors) from Hansraj College, University of Delhi. He then completed law studies from Rewa University in 1992. On 8 August 1992, he registered as a lawyer and started practice in Allahabad High Court.
He is mainly expert in civil affairs. He fought cases on constitutional, industrial dispute, corporate, taxation and environmental matters. He was a special advocate of the High Court since 2006 and became the Principal Permanent Advisor of the Uttar Pradesh government in 2012. In August 2013, he was promoted to the post of Senior Advocate.
