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SC warrant issued against me unconstitutional, says Justice Karnan

Justice CS Karnan of the Calcutta High Court on Friday said the Supreme Court-issued bailable warrant against him in a…

SC warrant issued against me unconstitutional, says Justice Karnan

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Justice CS Karnan of the Calcutta High Court on Friday said the Supreme Court-issued bailable warrant against him in a contempt case was unconstitutional and called it a caste issue.

"The bailable warrant was issued on Friday … will be stayed. They have no locus standi to issue a warrant against me. It is unconstitutional," Karnan has been quoted as saying to the media.

He said the he was targeted deliberately because he was a Dalit and that the order was aimed at preventing him from working in a public office.

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"It is a caste issue, a Dalit judge prevented from doing work in a public office. That is atrocity," he said.

He alleged that he was being targeted after he made representation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about a few judges who had committed illegal activities.

In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a bailable warrant against Karnan for failing to appear in contempt case against him.

A seven-Judge Bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar and Judges Dipak Misra, J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur, Pinaki Chandra Ghose, Kurian Joseph passed this order this morning.

Earlier, Calcutta High Court's controversial judge did not appear before the apex court which had sought his physical presence to show cause as to why suo motu contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him

The top court had issued a contempt notice to a Justice Karnan for writing letters casting aspersions on several judges.

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