The Supreme Court though briefly toying with options like issuing a bailable warrant against sitting Calcutta High Court judge C.S.Karnan, on Monday, settled to wait for another three weeks for the judge to explain his defiance of a judicial direction to be present in court.
Justice Karnan was directed to be present in court on Monday. But he failed to do so.
A seven-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar said Justice Karnan has neither indicated any reason for his non-appearance in a letter he wrote the Registrar General of the Supreme Court on February 10, after contempt notice was issued against him on February 8, nor has he filed any application in the historic hearing where for the first time in independent India a sitting HC judge is facing criminal contempt.
The Bench also comprises Justices Misra, J. Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B. Lokur, P.C. Ghose and Kurian Joseph.
