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Restore my work, or won't appear next time, Justice Karnan tells the Supreme Court

by IBNS 31 Mar 2017, 09:57 am

New Delhi, Mar 31(IBNS) : Calcutta High Court Justice CS Karnan, whose standoff with the country's top judiciary earned him a warrant-a thing ever to have happened for the first time with a sitting judge-appeared before a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday in a show of relent from his earlier position, but declared that he would not appear again unless his administrative and judicial work is restored.

"Restore my work or next time, I will not appear before your court," the judge said, adding the court was free to "send me to jail... I am not a terrorist or anti-social person," NDTV quoted him as telling the seven-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar. 

The 61-year-old controversial judge had skipped previous hearings in the contempt case initiated against him by the Supreme Court, which finally issued a bailable warrant against him and asked the West Bengal police chief to execute the order.

The contempt case was filed against Karnan after he demanded probe against "20 corrupt judges."

Justice Karnan is arguing his case before the bench.