India, March 21 -- Supreme Court collegium members have urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna to go beyond the transfer and initiate an in-house inquiry against Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma following the discovery of unaccounted cash at his official residence, underscoring the need for stringent action to uphold judicial ethics. A decision on the matter was likely on Friday

During a collegium meeting on Thursday, while a unanimous decision was taken to transfer Justice Varma back to the Allahabad high court, two judges argued that mere transfer was not the "real solution" and that stronger steps were necessary to maintain public confidence in the judiciary. One collegium member insisted that Justice Varma should immed...