New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday accepted the notice to remove High Court judge Justice Yashwant Verma and constituted a three-member committee to investigate the allegations against him. Making this announcement in the Lok Sabha, Om Birla said that the process of removing Justice Verma should begin as the allegations against him are of serious nature.
The Lok Sabha Speaker constituted a three-member committee comprising Supreme Court judge Justice Arvind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Karnataka High Court senior advocate BV Acharya. Birla said, “The committee will submit its report as soon as possible. The proposal (to remove Justice Verma) will remain pending till the report of the inquiry committee is received.”
MPs signed impeachment notices
Recently, at least 149 MPs of the Lok Sabha and 63 MPs of the Rajya Sabha had signed two separate impeachment notices against Justice Yashwant Verma, thereby beginning the process of removing the judge. Justice Verma has been accused of corruption after cash was recovered from his house in Delhi.
How many MPs’ signatures are required?
It is worth noting that a proposal to remove any serving judge requires the signatures of 100 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 50 MPs in the Rajya Sabha. For the proposal to be passed, it has to get the support of a majority of the total members of the House, at least two-thirds of the members present and voting in the House.
The matter came to light due to fire at the official residence
Let us tell you that on March 14, at around 11:35 pm, a fire allegedly broke out at Justice Verma’s official residence located at Tughlaq Road. After this incident, a large amount of cash was allegedly recovered from his official residence. Later, Justice Verma was transferred to the Allahabad High Court.
