The Supreme Court has ordered an inquiry into allegations that a judge of the higher judiciary contacted a member of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in Chennai to seek a favourable order in an insolvency matter.
The inquiry will be conducted by the Secretary General of the Supreme Court and will ascertain whether the call was indeed made by a High Court or Supreme Court judge, and if so, by whom. The court has said it will decide on further action based on the findings.
The matter came to light after the NCLAT recorded that “one of the most respected members of the higher judiciary” had approached one of its members in connection with a corporate insolvency case. Judicial member Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma, who was…