Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Verma has suddenly come into the limelight. When the fire brigade team arrived to extinguish the fire after a fire in his bungalow in Delhi, a huge amount of cash was found in the house. Justice Verma was not present in Delhi when this incident happened. As soon as this news was received, the Supreme Court Collegium immediately took action and decided to transfer them to his original seat, Allahabad High Court. Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna, who is the President of the Supreme Court Collegium, recommended the transfer of Justice Yashwant Verma to the Central Government.
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Verma was sworn in as a judge of the Delhi High Court in October 2021. Earlier, he held several important positions in the Allahabad High Court. He was appointed Additional Judge of Allahabad High Court on 13 October 2014 and was appointed as Permanent Judge on 1 February 2016. He was then transferred to the Delhi High Court on 11 October 2021.
A large quantity of cash was recovered after the fire in Justice Verma’s house. According to the report, Justice Verma was not present in Delhi when the fire broke out and his family members informed the fire department and the police. After extinguishing the fire, a large amount of cash was recovered from the room. There is a possibility that it may be black money.
Justice Yashwant Verma was born on 6 January 1969 in Allahabad. He did B.Com (Honors) from Hansraj College, University of Delhi and then LLB from Rewa University, Madhya Pradesh. Received degree of_. He registered as a lawyer on 8 August 1992.
During his tenure in the Allahabad High Court, Justice Yashwant Verma specialized in labor and industrial laws, corporate laws, taxation and related fields. He also worked as a special advocate of the Allahabad High Court since 2006. In addition, Justice Verma also worked as the Chief Permanent Advocate of UP from 2012 to August 2013, after which he was named as Senior Advocate by the court.
He gave many important decisions during his tenure , In March 2024, he dismissed the petition filed by the Congress party against the income tax revaluation. Additionally, in January 2023, he also refused to ban Netflix’s web series ‘Trial by Fire’. In this case, real estate executive Sushil Ansal filed a petition in the court, on which Justice Verma said that it is necessary to maintain freedom of expression, whether governments and courts are in favor of publishing some things or not.
Recommendation of transfer
After receiving, his record was made and the Chief Justice of India was informed about it. After this, his transfer was recommended in the collegium meeting. After this development, some judges have expressed concern that just transfer will harm the image of the judiciary. Therefore, the investigation and impeachment process are also being discussed.
