Justice CS Karnan
Judge

Indian Karnatham, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu

Quick Info

Profession	Judge
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	12/06/1955
Age	70 years
Birthplace	Karnatham, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu

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Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Religion	Hinduism

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight	80 kg (176 lbs)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper (Semi-bald)

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Adi Dravidar School, Karnantham village, Tamil Nadu Mangalampet High School, Tamil Nadu
College	Thiru Kolanjiappar Government Arts College, Virudhachalam, Tamil Nadu New College, Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai
Degree	B.Sc. Botany LL.B.

Personal Life

Marital Status	Married

Relationships & More

Wife/Spouse	Saraswathi
Children	S K Sugan (Businessman) S K Kamalnath

Family

Father	C Swaminathan (Teacher)
Mother	Kamalam Ammal (Homemaker)
Siblings	S Manonidhi (Retired employee of NLC) Deivanidhi (Advocate) Arivudai Nambi (Advocate) Thiruvalluvar (Police Inspector) 3

Career

Debut	As an advocate before the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu
Controversies	In November 2011, complaint to the 'National Commission for Scheduled Castes' about harassment based on caste In January 2017, named 20 judges as corrupt Served show cause notice by Supreme Court for contempt Refused medical examination by Supreme Court Issued an order sentencing eight Supreme Court judges to imprisonment Sentenced to six months imprisonment for contempt of court on 09/05/2017 Arrested on 21/06/2017 from Coimbatore after evading arrest Released from Kolkata's Presidency Jail on 20/12/2017 after completing six-month sentence Arrested in Chennai in 2024 for allegedly making defamatory and offensive comments against woman judges and wives of judges posted on YouTube
Judicial Appointments	Judge of Madras High Court (2009-2016) Judge of Calcutta High Court (2016-2017)
Retirement Date	12/06/2017
Notable Actions	In 2015, stood up for an intern who was allegedly sexually harassed by another judge In January 2017, published an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi naming 20 sitting and retired judges allegedly involved in corruption On 08/05/2017, sentenced Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and seven other Supreme Court judges to five-year rigorous imprisonment under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He was born into a family with a strong academic background.
2. After becoming an advocate, he began practicing civil law.
3. In 2009, he became a judge in the Madras High Court.
4. In 2013, he issued an order related to penal law that drew criticism.
5. He holds the distinction of being the first sitting judge in Indian judicial history to face contempt charges.
6. He was the first sitting High Court judge to be convicted of contempt and imprisoned.
7. He was transferred to Calcutta High Court in February 2016 following his allegations of corruption against senior judges.

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