Cash at Home Row: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Justice Yashwant Varma's Plea to Quash Inquiry Panel Report

Lapses in In-house Probe Won't Affect Parliament's Powers to Take Action: SC Reserves Verdict in Justice Varma Case

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that even if there have been any lapses in the in-house inquiry procedure in Justice Yashwant Varma's case, the same won't affect the Parliament to take action against the Allahabad High Court judge. India News | Lapses in In-house Probe Won't Affect Parliament's Powers to Take Action: SC Reserves Verdict in Justice Varma Case.

Justice Varma case: Top court says in-house procedure is 'law of land', reserves order

Addressing arguments challenging the legality of the CJI’s role, the bench noted: “If there is material to believe there is misconduct, the CJI can inform the President and PM.”

"Chief Justice Office Not Post Office": Supreme Court Grills Cash Row Judge

The Chief Justice of India's office is "not a post office", and the person occupying it has a duty to the nation, the Supreme Court said today, asking tough questions to Justice Yashwant Varma, who hit headlines for the massive cash recovery

‘CJI not just a post office, has duty to forward materials on misconduct to Prez and PM’: SC on Justice Varma cash row plea

The Supreme Court said the Judges (Protection) Act, 1985, empowers it to order an in-house inquiry for institutional integrity.

‘Your conduct does not inspire confidence,’ SC tells Allahabad High Court’s Justice Varma

The bench, while reserving its verdict, asked the judge why he only approached the court after an in-house committee made adverse findings against him.

SC Reserves Verdict On Justice Varma’s Plea In Cash Haul Case

Following the CJI’s communication recommending action against Justice Varma, Sibal argued that Parliament was left with no option but to initiate his removal.