SC Collegium to transfer Delhi High Court judge after cash recovered from his home: Reports

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Verma following reports that allegedly unaccounted cash was found at his home, Live Law reported on Friday quoting unidentified persons aware of the matter.

The cash was allegedly recovered when emergency services responded to a fire incident at Verma’s official residence on March 14, The Indian Express quoted unidentified Delhi Police officers as saying.

The Collegium unanimously resolved to transfer Verma to the Allahabad High Court, his parent High Court, The Indian Express quoted unidentified persons. Some members of the Collegium were of the view that an in-house inquiry should be conducted into the matter, the newspaper reported.

The Supreme Court has not yet published on its website the resolution about the transfer. Verma has not commented on the matter so far.

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association on Friday opposed repatriating Verma to the Allahabad High Court, saying that it is not a “trash bin”. It added that corruption in the judiciary has eroded public faith in it.

The benches of the chief justice and the next four senior judges, who make up the collegium, began hearing their cases 45 minutes late on Friday. Live Law reported that they held another discussion on Friday morning.

Under the collegium system, the five seniormost judges of the Supreme Court, including the chief justice, decide on the appointments and transfers...

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