C.S. Karnan, controversial former High Court judge, passes away in Chennai

CHENNAI A controversial former judge of the Madras High Court C.S. Karnan (71), who was sentenced to six months of imprisonment in contempt of court proceedings by the Supreme Court during his stint as a judge of the Calcuttta High Court in 2017 and was jailed once again in 2020 pursuant to his retirement, died in Chennai on Friday (November 13, 2026). story HC grants bail to its former judge CS Karnan languishing in jail since Dec 2 Former judge C.S.

Karnan editorial Jailing a judge: On Justice Karnan arrest According to sources, he breathed his last at a private hospital. A native of Karnatham village in Cuddalore distict, Karnan was born on June 12, 1955. He got enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on April 11, 1984 and practised in the Madras High Court, City Civil Courts and the Family Courts in civil, criminal, constitutional and service matters.

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