Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Supreme Court to Hear Justice Verma's Plea Challenging Removal Report
Imagine a judge, Justice Verma, who is being investigated because some money was found at his house.
He's not happy with how the investigation was done, saying it wasn't fair.
He believes that they didn't follow the rules and didn't give him a chance to properly defend himself.
Now, the Supreme Court is going to decide if they will look into the matter to make sure everything was done correctly and to ensure Justice Verma had a fair chance to be heard.
Justice Yashwant Verma challenges the in-house inquiry report and recommendation for his removal.
The Supreme Court will constitute a bench to hear Justice Verma's petition.
The inquiry stems from the alleged discovery of unaccounted cash at Verma's residence.
Verma alleges the process violated principles of natural justice and bypassed constitutional procedures.
The controversy began with a fire at Verma's residence where cash was reportedly found.
- Who
- Justice Yashwant Verma is the judge challenging the report, and the Supreme Court will hear the case.
- What
- Justice Verma is challenging the in-house inquiry report and recommendation for his removal.
- When
- The Supreme Court made the announcement on Wednesday, and the controversy began on March 14, 2025.
- Where
- The alleged incident took place at Justice Verma's official residence in Delhi, and the Supreme Court is handling the case.
- Why
- Justice Verma argues the process was unconstitutional and violated principles of justice.
Justice Verma's Perspective
Supreme Court/Inquiry Committee
Fairness of the Inquiry
Justice Verma's Perspective
The in-house inquiry was unconstitutional and violated natural justice.
Supreme Court/Inquiry Committee
The in-house process was properly followed, with investigation into alleged misconduct.
- Petitioner
- Justice Yashwant Verma
- Allegation
- Unaccounted cash at residence
- Inquiry Committee
- Three-judge in-house committee
- Chief Justice (at the time)
- Sanjiv Khanna
- Date of Cash Discovery
- March 14, 2025