Supreme Court empowers Chief Justice of India to conduct in-house inquiries against High Court judges for misconduct.
The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 7, 2025) declared that impeachment by Parliament is not the only formal mechanism to initiate the removal of judges from office for misbehaviour.
A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih interpreted Section 3(2) of the Judges (Protection) Act to provide legal sanction to the in-house inquiry procedure and to empower the Chief Justice of India with a legal authority over High Court judges facing serious allegations of misconduct.
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