The Supreme Court today turned down urgent hearing of Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan’s plea to recall his arrest order in contempt of court case.
The Court slammed Karnan for repeatedly filing plea seeking quashing of the apex court order. The Apex Court also asked Justice Karnan not to waste its time as it will hear the plea once it comes up.
On Friday, Karnan’s lawyer had requested the apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar, to stay the arrest order. Justice Karnan’s lawyer told the top court that he wanted to tender an unconditional apology, but the apex court registry was not accepting his application.
Last week, Supreme Court had sentenced Justice Karnan to six months in jail while holding him guilty of contempt of court. It was a landmark ruling, as it is for the first time ever that a sitting High Court judge has been sentenced.