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Minister with a list of sitting and retired High
Court and Supreme Court Judges whom he wants to be
‘interrogated’
by
investigative
agencies
on
the
grounds of corruption.
The contempt proceedings suggest an attempt to
fill this lacuna in the institution. Ultimately the
Supreme Court by order dated 11th March, 2017, issued
a warrant against Justice Karnan for his keeping a
contempt case were to be served by the Bengal Police
Chief. In another unprecedented move, Justice Karnan
called a ‘court’ on the lawns of his home in Kolkata
and ordered the CBI to investigate the seven Supreme
Court Judges who issued a contempt notice against
him. ‘The Supreme Court is not my master’, said the
Judge, alleging that he was being targeted because he
is a Dalit. Justice Karnan has filed a defamation
case against the seven Supreme Court Judges, who have
ordered him to appear in court on March 31. “This is
a caste issue. A Dalit Judge (is being) prevented
from
doing
atrocity,’
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Justice
in
a
public
Karnan
told
office.
That
reporters
is
after
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