Supreme Court Questions High Court Judge’s In-House Inquiry

• Supreme Court questions Justice Yashwant Varma’s decision to submit to an in-house inquiry over allegations of ‘burnt cash’.

• Senior advocate Kapil Sibal questions the procedure, arguing it contradicts the Constitutional scheme.

• Sibal argues the process of removal of a judge is covered under Article 124(4) of the Constitution.

• Sibal challenges the in-house inquiry committee’s finding of misbehaviour against Justice Varma, arguing there was no ‘behaviour’ involved.

• The issue of’removal’ has political overtones, and the court questions why the committee’s report was not recorded.