New Delhi, March 24 -- Three judges from three different high courts will investigate the case of a pile of half-burnt currency notes found at the residence of Delhi high court judge Justice Yashwant Verma. Meanwhile, Verma has been relieved of his duties. Chief Justice of India, Sanjeev Khanna, has decided to release Delhi high court Chief Justice D. K. Upadhyaya's report in the public domain. It's a first in the country's legal history.

It's important to take note of the letter addressed to the Delhi high court chief justice written by Justice Verma in his defence.

He writes: "I unequivocally state that neither I nor any of my family members had stored or kept any cash or currency in that store room at any point of time. The very idea...