Justice Karnan News
The West Bengal CID on Tuesday arrested former Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan, who was sentenced to six months by the Supreme Court in a contempt of court case and was on the run since was absconding since last month from Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore.
The whereabouts of Justice CS Karnan have been a mystery since May 09, 2017.
Setback for Justice CS Karnan, Supreme Court refuses to hear plea for recall of six months jail term
In a big setback to Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to accept for hearing a plea of recall of his six-month jail term for contempt of court.
Calcutta High Court Judge Justice CS Karnan is the first judge to be sentenced to jail by the Supreme Court.
Giving a fresh twist to his three and a half month stand-off with the Supreme Court, Calcutta High Court Justice CS Karnan on Monday "sentenced" Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and seven other apex court judges to five year rigorous imprisonment.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday attacked the collegium system saying this judge was chosen through this procedure.
The over-three-month standoff between the Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court Justice CS Karnan entered a fresh round on Monday.
Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan on Thursday asked Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and six other Supreme Court judges to appear before him at his residential court on April 28.
A defiant Justice Karnan told the court he would not appear before it again even if he was arrested and put in jail.
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