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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
SUO MOTU CONMT.PET.(C)NO.1 OF 2017

IN RE : HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.S. KARNAN

O R D E R
1.

Issue notice to Shri Justice C.S.Karnan, returnable on

13.02.2017.
2.

The Registry is directed to ensure, that a copy of this

order, and the letters taken note of while issuing notice, are
furnished to Shri Justice C.S.Karnan, during the course of the day,
through the Registrar General of the Calcutta High Court.
3.

Shri

Justice

C.S.Karnan,

shall

forthwith

refrain

from

handling any judicial or administrative work, as may have been
assigned to him, in furtherance of the office held by him.

He is

also directed to return, all judicial and administrative files in
his

possession,

to

the

Registrar

General

of

the

High

Court

immediately.
4.

Shri Justice C.S.Karnan shall remain present in Court in

person, on the next date of hearing, to show cause.
5.

The

learned

Attorney General has assisted us during the

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course of hearing, today.

We request him to assist us, during the

course of further proceedings in the matter.

.........................CJI.
(JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR)

.........................J.
(DIPAK MISRA)

..........................J.
(J.CHELAMESWAR)
..........................J.
(RANJAN GOGOI)
..........................J.
(MADAN B.LOKUR)
..........................J.
(PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE)
..........................J.
(KURIAN JOSEPH)

NEW DELHI;
FEBRUARY 8, 2017.

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ITEM NO.701

COURT NO.1

SECTION XVII

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

I N D I A

SUO MOTU CONMT.PET.(C) No(s).1/2017
IN RE : HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.S. KARNAN

Date : 08/02/2017 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE
HON'BLE
HON'BLE
HON'BLE
HON'BLE
HON'BLE
HON'BLE
Present

THE CHIEF JUSTICE
MR.JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA
MR.JUSTICE J. CHELAMESWAR
MR.JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI
MR.JUSTICE MADAN B. LOKUR
MR.JUSTICE PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE
MR.JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH
Mr.Mukul Rohatgi, AG
Mr.Arghya Sengupta, Adv.
Ms.Ranjeeta Rohatgi, Adv.
Ms.Nisha Rohatgi, Adv.

Upon hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

1.

Issue notice to Shri Justice C.S.Karnan, returnable on

13.02.2017.
2.

The Registry is directed to ensure, that a copy of this

order, and the letters taken note of while issuing notice, are
furnished to Shri Justice C.S.Karnan, during the course of the day,
through the Registrar General of the Calcutta High Court.
3.

Shri

Justice

C.S.Karnan,

shall

forthwith

refrain

from

handling any judicial or administrative work, as may have been
assigned to him, in furtherance of the office held by him.

He is

also directed to return, all judicial and administrative files in

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his

possession,

to

the

Registrar

General

of

the

High

Court

immediately.
4.

Shri Justice C.S.Karnan shall remain present in Court in

person, on the next date of hearing, to show cause.
5.

The

learned

Attorney General has assisted us during the

course of hearing, today.

We request him to assist us, during the

course of further proceedings in the matter.

(SATISH KUMAR YADAV)
(RENUKA SADANA)
AR-CUM-PS
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
(Signed order is placed on the file)