New Delhi, March 21 -- The Supreme Court has initiated an in-house inquiry into Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma after a pile of unaccounted cash was recovered from his residence in the national capital.

The apex court has also sought a report from Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, legal news website Bar & Bench reported quoting unnamed sources.

A fire at the judge's house had led to the recovery of cash by the firefighters, as reported first by the Times of India. The Supreme Court Collegium had then decided to repatriate Justice Varma back to the Allahabad High Court, his parent High Court.

However, at a full court meeting of all Supreme Court judges held on March 21, it was suggested that a punitive tra...