Justice Varma case: Supreme Court affirms Lok Sabha Speaker's authority to form inquiry committee

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla cannot be barred from setting up an inquiry committee to investigate corruption allegations against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma. The oral observation came during a hearing on the matter, with the court noting that the Judges Inquiry Act does not bar the Speaker from forming such a panel, even after a similar motion was rejected in the Rajya Sabha.