Kolkata: Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan has 'rejected' a bailable warrant which was served to him by West Bengal DGP Surajit Kar Purakayastha on Friday. The warrant was issued against Justice Karnan by the Supreme Court in a contempt case.
The warrant was served to him a day after he passed a suo motu order, ‘directing’ the CJI and other six judges to pay him Rs 14 crore as compensation.
The move comes a week after Karnan issued an "order" of registration of a case under the appropriate sections of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 on Chief Justice of India Justice JS Khehar and six other judges.
On March 10, the Supreme Court had issued a bailable warrant against Justice Karnan to ensure his presence before it on March 31 in a contempt case.
A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar had taken strong note of Justice Karnan's non-appearance, despite being served with the contempt notice and had asked the Director General of West Bengal Police to execute the warrants on the judge to ensure his presence at 10.30 am on March 31.
The apex court has turned the alleged contemptuous letters written by Justice Karnan against the Madras HC Chief Justice which were addressed to the CJI, Prime Minister and others, into contempt proceedings against him.
He was transferred from the Madras HC to the Calcutta HC for his alleged contemptuous conduct.
(With PTI inputs)
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