{"id":14497,"date":"2017-12-20T07:23:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T07:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabnews24.com\/?p=14497"},"modified":"2017-12-20T07:23:43","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T07:23:43","slug":"justice-karnan-released-after-six-months-from-kolkata-jail-in-contempt-of-court-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/justice-karnan-released-after-six-months-from-kolkata-jail-in-contempt-of-court-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Karnan released after six months from Kolkata jail in contempt of court case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The judge hit the headlines first when he accused his fellow colleagues in the Chennai High Court of caste discrimination since he was a Dalit. He also alleged that a fellow judge &#8216;deliberately&#8217; touched him with his foot as he was a Dalit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Delhi : Former Calcutta HC judge CS Karnan to be released from jail tomorrow<br \/>\nDelhi HC dismisses plea of Justice Karnan against contempt of law<br \/>\nJustice Karnan seeks remission of jail term from President-elect Ram Nath Kovind<br \/>\nControversies and Justice C S Karnan go hand in hand. The judge, who whipped up a storm when he rebelled against the Supreme Court and the judiciary, was released on Wednesday from Kolkata\u2019s Presidency Jail after spending six months behind bars for contempt.<br \/>\nKarnan, who is the first sitting High Court judge to have been sentenced to jail, holds other dubious distinctions. In 2011, he became the first judge of a High Court to move the National Commission for SCs and STs, complaining of harassment by fellow judges.<br \/>\nThe judge hit the headlines first when he accused his fellow colleagues in the Madras High Court of caste discrimination since he was a Dalit. He also alleged that a fellow judge \u2018deliberately\u2019 touched him with his foot as he was a Dalit. In January 2014, Karnan crashed into another courtroom where a two-judge bench was hearing a PIL on the selection of judges. He then lashed out at the judiciary over unfair and biased appointment of judges and warned of filing an affidavit on the issue before the court.<\/p>\n<p>Such actions on Justice Karnan\u2019s part prompted the Madras High Court to approach the Supreme Court seeking the transfer of the temperamental judge. Then Chief Justice of India CJ Sathasivam ordered the transfer of Karnan to Calcutta High Court. An enraged Karnan then put a stay order on his own transfer order and demanded a response from the CJI.<\/p>\n<p>A bench of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Khehar, then directed the Madras HC to stop assigning cases to Karnan and eventually he had to make his way to the Calcutta HC. However, there was still no stopping the judge and his defiance.<br \/>\nSoon after the demonetisation move was announced, on January 2017, Justice Karnan wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, listing 20 sitting and retired Supreme Court and High Court judges who had indulged in corruption and demanded an investigation by central agencies. Following the explosive letter, then CJI Justice Khehar and six other judges filed a suo motu contempt case against Karnan and suspended all his judicial and administrative work till he appeared before the top court.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The judge hit the headlines first when he accused his fellow colleagues in the Chennai High Court of caste discrimination since he was a Dalit. He also alleged that a fellow judge &#8216;deliberately&#8217; touched him with his foot as he was a Dalit. 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