Overview

• Justices Dipankar Datta and A G Masih reserved judgment on Varma’s petition challenging the in-house panel’s findings of misconduct over undisclosed cash at his official Delhi residence.
• The bench reproached Varma for participating in the inquiry without contesting its validity sooner, saying his conduct did not inspire confidence in his petition.
• The court reaffirmed that the Chief Justice of India must forward credible evidence of judicial misconduct to the President and Prime Minister but cannot compel parliamentary action.
• On July 30, members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha formally submitted impeachment motions under Article 124 following a May recommendation from then-CJI Sanjiv Khanna.
• Justices also reserved their order on Advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara’s FIR plea against Varma after questioning the lack of a formal police complaint and ordering disclosure of his evidence sources.