CJI Has Authority to Recommend Judge’s Removal While Forwarding In-House Inquiry Report to President & PM: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India recently dismissed a writ petition filed by Justice Yashwant Varma, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, who challenged the validity of the in-house committee report indicting him in an unaccounted cash controversy. Justice Varma sought to contest the recommendation made by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to the President and the Prime Minister to initiate proceedings for his removal. Key constitutional provisions…