Former Judge of Delhi High Court Yashwant Verma, who is currently facing an impeachment motion after discovering the currency notes at his official residence in the national capital, has shifted the Supreme Court, The Indian Express Have you learnt.
It turns out that, among other aspects, Justice Verma has questioned the Chief Justice of India’s power to recommend the impeachment of a judge to the President.
The Indian Express It was then reported that India’s Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna had taken forward the report of the three-member inquiry panel of judges on 4 May along with Justice Vupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Justice Verma’s reply. The President was reported with a recommendation to start the process to remove Justice Verma.
Justice Verma has also learned to challenge the findings of the report by a three-member in-house judicial panel.
On March 22, appointed by CJI, a week after the currency notes, it was found in his official residence, where the fire broke out on 14 March, the panel consisted of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Sheel Nagu; Chief Justice of the High Court of GS Sandhavalia, Himachal Pradesh; And Anu Shivraman, Judge of the High Court of Karnataka. The panel found credibility in the allegations against Justice Verma.
With the argument that the findings of the report are without any procedure and inadequate, Justice Verma has learned to question every resulting action flowing from the report, including the recommendation of CGI.
The case is likely to be heard next week. Meanwhile, Parliament is also likely to initiate a proposal to remove in the beginning of next week. According to the constitutional provisions dealing with the removal of the investigation of a judge and judges, Parliament will have to set up a new panel to investigate the allegations against Justice Verma.
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