The scandal broke on August 13, 2008, when Rs 15 lakh was delivered at the residence of a judge of the High Court, Justice Nirmaljit Singh Kaur. It was later alleged that the money, delivered by a clerk of a senior Haryana law officer, was actually meant for another judge of the High Court, Justice Nirmal Yadav, but was delivered to the wrong house. A fortnight later, the CBI took over the case on the request of the Chandigarh Administration. Justice Yadav has since proceeded on leave. It was alleged that the money was routed by former additional advocate general Sanjeev Bansal via a clerk at the behest of Ravinder Singh.