Justice Yashwant Verma of Allahabad High Court has approached the Supreme Court. He has demanded the cancellation of the investigation report that convicted himself in the cash scandal case.
Justice Verma said in the appeal on Thursday, ‘The action taken against him is against the principles of justice. I was not given full opportunity to prove myself. The proceedings have violated the rights of both a person and a constitutional officer.
This petition came a few days before the monsoon session of Parliament begins. A proposal can be moved to remove Justice Verma during the session. At the same time, the Congress said that the party will support the proposal being brought in the Lok Sabha against Justice Yashwant Verma and the Congress MP will also sign it.
Congress bid- Former CJI forced MPs to take steps
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday that the then Chief Justice (CJI) Sanjeev Khanna sent a letter to the President and the Prime Minister forcing the MPs to take this step. Ramesh said-
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
