Justice Karnan’s incident brought judicial misconduct to the forefront

NEW DELHI The ‘Justice Karnan episode’, as a few retired judges reminisce, saw a tense judiciary at crossroads nearly a decade ago in the early months of 2017. C.S. Karnan, controversial former High Court judge, passes away in Chennai C.S. Karnan, controversial former High Court judge, passes away in Chennai He was sentenced to six months of imprisonment during his stint as a judge of Calcutta High Court in 2017 after he passed an “order” sentencing the then CJI and seven other Supreme Court judges to five years of imprisonment C.S.

Karnan, controversial former High Court judge, passes away in Chennai storyline 1 The public utterances of Calcutta High Court judge, Justice C. S. Karnan, who died on November 13, had turned “the judiciary into a laughing stock”. His letters to high constitutional authorities, including the President, containing scandalous insinuations against Supreme Court and High Court judges were getting shriller and more pointed.

He accused judges of casteism and corruption. The media, both Indian and foreign, were “merrily riding the Karnan wave”.