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Politics● Low21m ago · Nov 13, 2026, 8:03 AM

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

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia

He was sentenced to six months of imprisonment during his stint as a judge of Calcutta High Court in 2017 after he passed an “order” sentencing the then CJI and seven other Supreme Court judges to five years of imprisonment

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