Justice Karnan’s incident brought judicial misconduct to the forefront
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Updated - November 13, 2026 06:30 pm IST - NEW DELHI
Justice C. S. Karnan. File | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan
The ‘Justice Karnan episode’, as a few retired judges reminisce, saw a tense judiciary at crossroads nearly a decade ago in the early months of 2017.
The public utterances of Calcutta High Court judge, Justice C. S. Karnan, who died on November 13, had turned “the judiciary into a laughing stock”.
Published - November 13, 2026 06:19 pm IST
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