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Justice Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan (born 12 June 1955) is a retired Indian judge. In May 2017, he was sentenced to six months of imprisonment by the Supreme Court of India, holding him guilty of contempt of court. He was the first Indian High Court judge to be punished for contempt while in office but was arrested and jailed after retirement.
May 1, 2023 · In May 2017, former Calcutta HC judge Justice CS Karnan was sentenced to six months in jail for contempt of court by a seven-judge SC Bench led by the then CJI JS Kehar, making him the first sitting judge in the history of the Indian judiciary to go to jail.
Aug 20, 2020 · Justice Karnan’s judgment was in favour of the woman, ensuring her maintenance from the man, whom he judged as her husband. Justice Karnan gave a controversial definition to marriage, arguably linking it with pre-marital sex, “sexual cravings”, “commitment” and “Cultural Integrity of India”.
May 11, 2017 · After Justice Karnan went on a warpath with the Supreme Court, the seven-judge bench initiated contempt of court proceedings against him after he persistently levelled allegations of corruption against Madras High Court chief justice and other judges.
Jul 9, 2017 · Justice Deepak Mishra (one of the judges on the bench that convicted Karnan), while heading a bench in January, passed an order censuring the use of the phrase “reasons to follow” by high...
May 9, 2017 · Justice Karnan is the first High Court judge to be sent to jail on contempt of court charge. The Supreme Court on Tuesday found Justice Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to six months imprisonment.
Justice CS Karnan, 59, is the first sitting HC judge to be convicted of contempt and sent to prison. A seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar passed the order.
May 9, 2017 · In an unprecedented act, the Supreme Court today sentenced Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan to 6 months in jail for contempt."On merits, we are of the considered view, that Sri Justice...
Jun 21, 2017 · Justice CS Karnan was the first sitting high court judge in India to face a jail term. He was arrested in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday night. He was sent to...
Mar 23, 2021 · Chennai: Controversial former judge, Justice C. S. Karnan, arrested in December last year for allegedly making vulgar comments against women and remarks against judges, was granted bail by the Madras High Court on Tuesday. As many as 10 cases were pending against the former judge of the Madras and Calcutta High Courts.
