In Brief

This is a suo motu contempt petition against Justice C.S. Karnan of the Madras High Court. The Supreme Court sought Justice Karnan's written response via affidavit to factual positions indicated in various letters he had addressed to the Court, to be filed within four weeks. The Court declined his repeated requests to permit him to discharge judicial and administrative duties pending the proceedings. Justice Karnan affirmed in Court that he had vacated his official bungalow and returned possession to the Registrar. The matter was adjourned for further hearing on 01.05.2017.

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