After a large amount of cash was recovered from the bungalow of Justice Yashwant Verma, he was sent back from the Delhi High Court to his parent court, Allahabad High Court. The cash was recovered after a fire incident at his bungalow. A fire broke out at Verma’s official residence while he was not in the city
However, after the fire was extinguished the personnel discovered a huge amount of cash in different rooms of the bungalow. After the incident, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna convened a meeting of the Collegium, where it was unanimously decided to transfer Justice Verma back to Allahabad High Court, where he previously served till October 2021.