Sentenced to jail in contempt case, Justice CS Karnan moves SC challenging verdict
Karnan was found guilty of contempt for naming 20 judges of being “corrupt” earlier this year.
Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar said that the top court will consider Justice Karnan’s prayer seeking recall of the verdict against him.
The CJI asked Karnan’s counsel to show papers authorising him to represent the judge and says that he will consider them.
After a Supreme Court bench sentenced justice Karnan to six months' imprisonment,the first of its kind in the history of Indian judiciary, he went missing and the police of three states-West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh- made futile attempts to locate him.
On being asked about his whereabouts, Justice Karnan's lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara told the CJI that he is in Chennai.
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