The investigation report into the alleged cash scandal involving Justice Yashwant Verma has been presented in both the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. General Secretary in Rajya Sabha PC Modi and General Secretary in Lok Sabha Utwal Kumar Singh tabled the two-volume report of the inquiry committee on the table of the House. Along with the report, oral and documentary evidence recorded during the investigation was also presented.
The matter came to light when wads of half-burnt notes were allegedly found after a fire broke out in Justice Verma's official residence in Delhi on the night of March 14, 2025. At that time he was a judge of Delhi High Court. After the investigation of the case started, he was sent to Allahabad High Court. He later resigned as judge of the Allahabad High Court, effectively ending the impeachment process against him in Parliament.
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Half burnt cash was found from the judge's official quarter.
On the night of 14 March 2025, a fire broke out in the government house of Justice Verma. Firefighters who arrived to extinguish the fire reportedly found bundles of half-burnt currency notes in a store room. After the matter came to light, the then Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna formed an internal committee to investigate it. The committee said in its investigation that Justice Verma had direct or indirect control over the store room where the cash was allegedly found. After this this matter became much discussed.
More than 200 MPs had raised their voice
In July 2025, more than 200 MPs had signed the impeachment motion to remove Justice Verma from the post. After this, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted a three-member inquiry committee in August 2025. The committee examined the documents and statements of witnesses related to the case and submitted its report to Stekar in May 2026. Now this report has been presented in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The report is in two volumes and includes oral and documentary evidence gathered during the investigation.
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What will happen after resignation?
Justice Verma had resigned from the post of judge of Allahabad High Court even before the impeachment process was completed in Parliament. In such a situation, the process of removing him through impeachment no longer has any practical effect. According to experts, according to a decision of the Supreme Court, if a judge sends his resignation to the President and its copy becomes public, then it is considered sufficient for the resignation to be effective. The President's approval is not necessary for this. However, formal assent by the President and subsequent issuance of notification by the Justice Department of the Law Ministry is part of the due process. At present, the notification of Justice Verma's resignation has not been issued.