New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Observing that procedure was carefully followed, the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday dismissed Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma's plea seeking invalidation of an in-house inquiry report finding him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and AG Masih said Justice Varma's conduct does not inspire confidence and his plea should not be entertained, a major upset for the judge at the centre of controversy since March when a huge cache of half-burnt cash was found following a fire in the storeroom of his official residence in Delhi.
Justice Varma was represented by top lawyers led by Kapil Sibal and Mukul Rohatgi. Justice Varma had also sought quashing of the May 8 recommen...