A senior Supreme People's Court judge has been placed under investigation on suspicion of disciplinary and law violations, the top disciplinary watchdog reported on Sunday.

Xi Xiaoming, vice-president of the court, is being investigated for alleged severe breaches of law and Party discipline, according to a statement released by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China. The accusations are common commission terms for graft.

The top disciplinary authority did not disclose further details about the case.