New Delhi, July 30 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that even if there have been any lapses in the in-house inquiry procedure in Justice Yashwant Varma's case, the same won't affect the Parliament to take action against the Allahabad High Court judge.

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A G Masih reserved its verdict on Justice Varma's plea challenging the report of the Supreme Court's three-judge in-house inquiry committee and the subsequent recommendation by former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna to initiate impeachment proceedings.

"Parliament is not supposed to be guided by what the CJI says; it acts independently," the bench observed during the final day of the hearing.

The case pertains to the recovery of unac...