1. The SC took up the sensitive issue of whether the Lokpal can investigate sitting High Court judges under the 2013 Act.
  2. Lokpal had claimed jurisdiction, classifying judges as “public servants” similar to MPs and Ministers.
  3. SC raised concerns about judicial independence and stayed Lokpal’s order, calling it “disturbing.”
  4. The Solicitor General argued that existing constitutional protocols (like the Veeraswami judgment) govern action against judges.
  5. The decision could set a major precedent on judicial accountability in India.