CJI can’t function merely as a post office: SC to Justice Varma; reserves order on petition challenging inquiry committee

New Delhi, 30/7: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said when the Chief Justice of India (CJI) examined the evidence and finds the charges against a sitting judge as serious enough, he can recommend for initiating removal proceedings.

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih said, based on the in-house findings, the CJI may withdraw judicial assignments, but Parliament remains free to accept or reject the recommendation.