New Delhi: After the Supreme Court restrained Madras High Court judge C S Karnan from undertaking suo moto proceedings in the issue of appointment of junior judges, Justice Karnan took on high court Chief Justice Sanjiv Kishan Kaul. He had warned to take contempt actions if he interfered with his orders. He later approached the Apex Court to look into the matter.
On his plea, the court formed a bench consisting of Chief Justice of India H L Dattu and Justices Arun Mishra and Amitava Roy. They put a stay on the status quo order passed by Karnan in the matter and additionally restrained him from taking further actions. Justice Karnan wrote letters on August 19 and August 21 alleging Chief Justice Kaul was being 'inimical' of him and that he was being sidelined as cases were not being assigned to him properly and he wasn't being included in relevant committees.
In the August 21 letter he has alleged that Justice Kaul has committed atrocities against him under certain sections of the SC/ST Act. It was sent to the President, Prime Minister, Union Law Minister, Consumer Affairs Minister Ramvilas Paswan, former UP Chief Minister Mayawati, Tamil Nadu governor, TN Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Chairmen of the national commissions for SCs and STs. Justice Karnan had also asked for Rs 500,000 from the Madras High Court to hire a lawyer to present his side of the story. The Madras High Court is yet to respond on this matter.
