Equity Karnan: Contempt see an infringement of characteristic equity standards

The questionable Calcutta High Court judge keeps in touch with Supreme Court Registrar General

Dubious Calcutta High Court judge, Justice C.S. Karnan, has kept in touch with the Registrar General of the Supreme Court, battling that the phenomenal suo motu scorn see issued against him influences his crucial privileges of balance and respect and an infringement of the standards of normal equity.

Naming the request by a seven-judge Bench drove by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar as "bizarre", Justice Karnan said the matter ought to either be promptly alluded to the Parliament or taken up after the retirement of Chief Justice Khehar.

He said the courts have no energy to take disdain procedures against a sitting High Court judge.

The judge said the request issuing disdain see against a sitting High Court judge without hearing him first is "mistaken" and demonstrates "particular malevolence" towards him.

He said that he had just acted in the past as a "mindful judge" against "high inconsistencies and lawless acts happening at the legal courts".

The marked letter contains his official letterhead as a judge of the Calcutta High Court and is dated February 9, 2017.

On February 8, the seven-judge Bench sent a solid message that it won't falter to act against one of its own for maintaining equity.

Lawyer General Mukul Rohatgi give his sentiment that the Calcutta High Court judge ought to face scorn activity for his "profane" letters against sitting and resigned High Court and Supreme Court judges.

Alternate judges on the Bench were Justices Dipak Misra, Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B. Lokur, P.C. Ghose and Kurian Joseph.

The Bench requested Justice to show up face to face before it on February 13 to shield himself. It additionally guided the judge to forthwith avoid undertaking any legal or managerial work and give back all his official records to the Calcutta High Court registry.