New Delhi, July 22 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai on Monday rebuked a lawyer in open court for referring to Justice Yashwant Varma, who has been at the centre of controversy since the alleged discovery of charred currency notes at his official residence in Delhi in March this year, without due decorum, reminding the advocate that the judge remains a sitting member of a constitutional court. The courtroom exchange occurred when advocate Mathews J Nedumpara mentioned his pending petition seeking registration of a first information report (FIR) in connection with the alleged recovery of a huge cache of charred cash from Justice Varma's official residence in March. "Looks like Varma also wants this now. he also moved (court). There needs to be FIR," Nedumpara told the CJI's bench while requesting an expedited listing of his petition. CJI Gavai cut him short immediately: "Is he your friend? How are you addressing him? Have some decorum in court. He is still a judge of a constitutional court." When Nedumpara responded that his petition has to be heard, the CJI added sternly: "Do not dictate the court," and called the next case, refusing to hear the matter any further. The courtroom rebuke came just days after Justice Yashwant Varma himself approached the Supreme Court, seeking to invalidate the findings of the in-house judicial inquiry that held him prima facie liable for serious misconduct. The panel, appointed by then CJI Sanjiv Khanna, had found "strong inferential evidence" of Justice Varma's "covert or active control" over the cash recovered from his residence. Nedumpara's most recent petition marks the third time he has moved the top court seeking an FIR, alleging that the Centre and Delhi Police failed in their duty to investigate a cognizable offence despite the in-house panel's own findings criticising police inaction. Even as the legal contest continues, the matter has gained political traction. The Union government is preparing to bring an impeachment motion against Justice Varma in the monsoon session of Parliament....