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Justice Karnan: Indian judge jailed for contempt | Justice Karnan: Indian judge jailed for contempt |
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A former Indian judge, who has been on the run since receiving a jail sentence last month, has been arrested and imprisoned. | A former Indian judge, who has been on the run since receiving a jail sentence last month, has been arrested and imprisoned. |
Justice CS Karnan was the first sitting high court judge in India to face a jail term. | 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 arrested in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday night. |
He was sent to a prison in Kolkata (Calcutta), and a bail plea made on Wednesday morning has been rejected by the Supreme Court. | He was sent to a prison in Kolkata (Calcutta), and a bail plea made on Wednesday morning has been rejected by the Supreme Court. |
The former judge was found guilty of making allegations against fellow judges. | The former judge was found guilty of making allegations against fellow judges. |
He was convicted of contempt of court by the country's Supreme Court after sending a letter to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in which he urged action against them the judges. | He was convicted of contempt of court by the country's Supreme Court after sending a letter to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in which he urged action against them the judges. |
He was stripped of his judicial powers in February. | He was stripped of his judicial powers in February. |
The stand-off dates from January, when Justice Karnan wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging up the names of 20 judges he alleged were corrupt and three senior law officials. | The stand-off dates from January, when Justice Karnan wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging up the names of 20 judges he alleged were corrupt and three senior law officials. |
He failed to provide any evidence against those named in the list but at the same time urged Mr Modi to investigate and take action against them. | He failed to provide any evidence against those named in the list but at the same time urged Mr Modi to investigate and take action against them. |
After that he was summoned before the top court and barred from performing any judicial or administrative functions. | After that he was summoned before the top court and barred from performing any judicial or administrative functions. |
Justice Karnan responded by accusing the seven judges of caste discrimination, banning them from leaving the country and demanding compensation. | Justice Karnan responded by accusing the seven judges of caste discrimination, banning them from leaving the country and demanding compensation. |
A seven-judge Supreme Court bench that included Chief Justice JS Khehar then ordered a psychiatric evaluation of Justice Karnan by a panel of government doctors. | A seven-judge Supreme Court bench that included Chief Justice JS Khehar then ordered a psychiatric evaluation of Justice Karnan by a panel of government doctors. |
Justice Karnan angrily responded by ordering similar tests for the seven top court judges. | Justice Karnan angrily responded by ordering similar tests for the seven top court judges. |
In May, he passed an unprecedented order sentencing India's chief justice, and seven other judges of the Supreme Court, to five years in prison. | |
The order said the judges were guilty of discrimination and harassment, among other charges. | The order said the judges were guilty of discrimination and harassment, among other charges. |
The top court has barred the media from publishing and broadcasting Justice Karnan's statements. | The top court has barred the media from publishing and broadcasting Justice Karnan's statements. |
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