India, July 28 -- "Why did you appear before the inquiry committee? Did you take chance of favourable order there first?" the Supreme Court asked Justice Yashwant Varma on Monday, as he sought quashing of an adverse report of the SC in-house committee.

The committee found him guilty of misconduct over the unaccounted-for cash found at his Delhi residence in March.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Justice Varma, submitted that there is a process to be followed under Article 124 of the Constitution, and that a judge can't be a subject of public debate, PTI reported.

At this point, the bench asked, "Why did you (Justice Varma) appear before the inquiry committee? Did you take a chance of a favourable order there first?"

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