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Justice Verma’s Lutyens was found sacks filled with bundles of 500-500 rupees from the official residence in Delhi.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that impeachment motion will be brought against Justice Yashwant Verma in the same monsoon session of Parliament. To bring the proposal, more than 100 MPs have already signed a notice, which are more than the required limit to bring impeachment motion in the Lok Sabha.
After the all-party meeting on Sunday, Rijiju said- the signature process is going on and it has already been more than 100. When the proposal will be presented, this task is to decide the advisory committee (a group of workpads which finalize the agenda in their respective houses).
He said- Corruption in the judiciary is a very sensitive and serious matter, because the judiciary is the place where people get justice. If there is corruption in the judiciary, then it is a serious concern for everyone. Therefore, the proposal to remove Yashwant Verma should be signed by all political parties.
In fact, Justice Verma’s bungalow in Lutyens was on fire at 11:35 pm on March 14. It was extinguished by the personnel of the fire department. Justice Verma was out of the city at the time of the incident. On March 21, some reports claimed that 15 crore cash was received from Justice Verma’s house. Many notes were burnt.
This picture is on 14 March. 500-500 notes were burnt in the fire in Justice Yashwant Verma’s house.
Justice Verma was convicted
On 22 March, CJI Sanjeev Khanna formed a three -member committee to investigate the allegations against Justice Verma. The panel submitted its report to CJI on 4 May. In this, Justice Verma was convicted.
Based on the report, CJI Khanna had recommended the removal of Justice Verma from the government under the ‘In-House Procedure’. The inqu
July 18: Justice Verma filed a petition in Supreme Court
On 18 July, Justice Yashwant Verma filed a petition in the Supreme Court. He requested to cancel the in-house committee report and the recommendation of impeachment.
He argues that the recovery of cash on the outer part of their residence does not prove that they are involved in it. Because the Internal Investigation Committee did not decide whose cash or how it was found in the premises.
Questioning the findings of the committee, they argued that it is based on estimates. Justice Verma is not named in the petition, but in the Supreme Court Diary it has been recorded from the title of ‘XXX vs. Government of India and others’.
He has sought answers to 5 questions in his petition, as well as 10 arguments, on the basis of which the inquiry committee has been requested to cancel the report and cancel the recommendation of impeachment.
Justice Verma has said in the petition that the committee on the recovery of notes 5 Questions Should have answered
- When, how and who kept cash on the exterior?
- How much cash was kept?
- Whether the cash was real or not?
- What was the reason for the fire?
- Was the petitioner somehow responsible for ‘removing’ the remaining cash on 15 March 2025?
According to Justice Verma, the report does not have answers to these questions, so no blame can be imposed against him.
10 arguments of Justice Verma in the petition …
- The impeachment recommendation sent to the President and the Prime Minister is a violation of Articles 124 and 218.
- The in-house process made in the 1999 full court meeting is only administrative system, not constitutional or legal. It cannot be made the basis of serious decisions like removing the judge from the post.
- The inquiry committee was constituted with only estimates and unproven information without formal complaint. This is against the basic objective of the in-house process.
- On 22 March 2025, the allegations were publicly mentioned in a press release. This led to the media trial and his reputation was deeply damaged.
- Neither showed evidence, nor gave an opportunity to denote allegations. The main witnesses were questioned in my absence. CCTV footage was not taken as evidence.
- Who kept the cash, whether it was real or not, ignored the original questions like the fire.
- The report of the committee was based on estimates and prior concepts, not on any concrete evidence. It is insufficient to prove serious misconduct.
- Within hours of receiving the investigation report, the then Chief Justice warned of resigning or facing impeachment. Did not give an opportunity to keep the side.
- In the previous cases, the judges had a chance of personal hearing. The tradition was ignored in this case.
- Instead of keeping the report confidential, its parts were leaked and distorted in the media, which tarnished the image which would never be compensated.
Congress bid- Former CJI forced MPs to take steps by writing letters
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also said on July 18 that Sanjeev Khanna, the Chief Justice (CJI) of the Prime Minister, forced the MPs to take this step by sending a letter to the President and the Prime Minister.
Ramesh had said-This proposal is not to impeach the inquiry committee under the 1968 Judges (Inquiry) Act. This committee will investigate and submit a report and then action will be taken in Parliament.
Opposition will also raise the case of Justice Shekhar Yadav Ramesh also reiterated that the opposition would also raise the case of Justice Shekhar Yadav, who is accused of making communal speech. Last December, 55 MPs in the Rajya Sabha proposed against him, but no action has been taken so far.
Understand what is the cash scandal of Justice Verma
Justice Verma’s bungalow in Lutyens was on fire at 11:35 pm on March 14. It was extinguished by the personnel of the fire department. Justice Verma was out of the city at the time of the incident.
On March 21, some reports claimed that 15 crore cash was received from Justice Verma’s house. Many notes were burnt.
On March 22, CJI Sanjeev Khanna formed a three -member committee to investigate the allegations against Justice Verma. The panel submitted its report to CJI on 4 May. In this, Justice Verma was convicted.
Based on the report, CJI Khanna had recommended the removal of Justice Verma from the government under the ‘In-House Procedure’. The inqu
Investigation report came out on June 19 The report of the Supreme Court panel investigating the cash case was revealed on June 19. The 64 -page report said that Justice Yashwant Verma and his family members had a secret or active control on the store room.
In the 10 -day investigation, 55 witnesses were questioned and the official residence of Justice Verma was visited. The report stated that there are enough facts in the allegations. The allegations are so serious that action should be initiated to remove Justice Verma.
The store room was found here after the fire.
Statements of 55 people recorded; Witness, who said what
Siriti recorded the statements of 55 witnesses. These include 11 of Delhi Fire Service, 14 of Delhi Police, 6 of CRPF, 18 people of Domestic and Court Staff of Justice Verma, Justice Verma and his daughter etc.
- While recording the statement of March 23, Ankit Sehwag, an officer of Delhi Fire Services, said, ‘I am Pradeep Kumar and Parvinder Malik (fire employee) that the store room was on fire. Currency notes are burning there. I saw in the light of the flashlight. Many 500 rupee notes were half burnt there. The notes were wet with water and some parts were burnt by the fire, but it was clear that it was Rs 500. There were notes.
- CRPF and security personnel said, ‘There was a lock on the door of the store room. No one could be allowed without. Some had helped to break the door.
5 big things of the report …
- Eyewitnesses saw the burnt notes: 10 eyewitnesses saw half the burnt cash, including Delhi Fire Service, police officers. All of them saw piles of burnt notes in the store room of Justice Verma’s house.
- Justice Verma did not deny: Electronic evidence (video-photographs of the store room) confirm the statements of eyewitnesses. Justice Verma has also not denied videos and allegations taken at the scene.
- Domestic employees took out notes: Justice Verma’s two domestic employees Rahil/Hanuman councilors Sharma and Rajinder Singh Karki took out the burnt notes from the store room. The viral video has made the voice of both of them match.
- Daughter made a wrong statement: Justice Verma’s daughter Diya made a wrong statement about the video. The employee refused to recognize the voice, while the employee himself admitted that the voice was his. No one could come without the permission of the family, so it is almost impossible to keep a note in the store room of a judge, as 1+4 security guards posted at the gate and a PSO monitoring at all times.
- Police did not report: Justice Verma called the incident of getting cash from the store room a conspiracy, but did not report to the police. Silently accepted transfer to Allahabad High Court. There was no account of cash, Justice Verma was unable to give account of it. Rather it said that someone had conspired against him.
This picture was released by the Supreme Court. In this, burnt bundles of 500 rupee notes are seen.
Impeachment in monsoon session against Justice Verma Preparation to bring To remove Justice Verma, the Central Government has started preparing to bring a proposal in Parliament. Sign of Lok Sabha MPs is being collected for this. According to the news agency PTI, many MPs have been signed.
This is indicating that the proposal can be brought to the Lok Sabha. Sign of at least 100 MPs is necessary to bring impeachment motion in the Lok Sabha. At the same time, this number is of 50 MPs in Rajya Sabha. So far, information has not been found by how many MPs have signed.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju had said on June 4 that a proposal to remove Justice Verma would be brought in the monsoon session starting from July 21.
Justice Verma is currently a judge of the Allahabad High Court. He was transferred from the Delhi High Court. However, he is prohibited from handing over any kind of judicial task.
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