New Delhi, March 28 -- The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a writ petition challenging the immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution, in light of the recent controversy surrounding Justice Yashwant Varma and a request for registering an FIR against him.
The petition, filed by a group of lawyers and concerned citizens, including Advocate Mathews Nedumpara, urged the court to reconsider the precedent set in K. Veeraswami v. Union of India (1991), which mandates prior consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI) before registering an FIR against sitting judges.
A Bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that an in-house inquiry was already in progress and assured that all l...