The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained the media, print as well as electronic, from carrying statements by Justice CS Karnan…
Justice CS Karnan (PHOTO: Facebook)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained the media, print as well as electronic, from carrying statements by Justice CS Karnan of Calcutta High Courtafter he was found guilty of contempt for levelling corruption charges against apex court judges, including the Chief Justice of India.
Also, the Supreme Court found Justice CS Karnan guilty of contempt and sent him to jail for six months, a day after Karnan passed an order sending the CJI and six other judges to five years in jail. A seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar passed the order.
Karnan, 59, is the first sitting HC judge to be convicted of contempt and sentenced to prison.
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Last week, the high court judge had turned away a team of psychiatrists who had arrived along with the police for a medical examination ordered by the top court. The was accused of contempt after he named 20 "corrupt judges" of the country earlier this year and sought a probe, alleging corruption in the judiciary. He also wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging an inquiry.
When the Supreme Court had transferred him from the Madras High Court to Kolkata, Justice Karnan said he was being victimised because he was a Dalit. The defiant judge refused to appear in the top court or comply with its orders. Instead, he matched every apex court order with one of his own.
(With inputs from agencies)
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