Justice Verma cash scandal: Supreme Court rejects petition seeking FIR against judge, says 'internal investigation is on':

The Supreme Court has rejected the petition filed in the case of alleged finding of a pile of notes at the house of Justice Yashwant Verma of Delhi High Court. The petition was heard in the Supreme Court on Friday. On the petition of Supreme Court lawyer Mathew Nedumpara, the bench of Justice Abhay S Oak and Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan refused to hear the petition and disposed of it. Let us tell you that in this petition, it was demanded that Delhi Police should be directed to register an FIR in the case of alleged finding of cash at the house of Justice Yashwant Verma.

There is no justification for forming a committee- Advocate

The petition filed by lawyer Mathew Nedumpara said that there is no justification for the Supreme Court to form a committee of 3 judges in this case. The investigation should now be done by the police. The petition sought to direct the government to take effective and meaningful action to prevent corruption at all levels of the judiciary, demanding the reintroduction of the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010, which had lapsed.

In-house inquiry is going on- Supreme Court

While hearing the case, Justice Oak of the Supreme Court has said that an in-house inquiry is going on in this entire matter. The CJI will take a decision after its report. The Supreme Court said that the PIL to register an FIR against Justice Yashwant Verma has been filed prematurely, because an internal investigation is going on. If he is found guilty in the internal investigation, the CJI will have the option of ordering the registration of an FIR or recommending the government to remove him.

There is no basis to interfere in the investigation- Supreme Court

Lawyer Mathew Nedumpara asked- "The common man is asking why the FIR was not registered when the money was received?" The Supreme Court has said that the investigation in this case is in progress. There is no basis to interfere in it today. Currently, an in-house inquiry is going on. There may be many options after the report comes. The court said that such a demand cannot be considered at this stage.