Khehar and six Supreme Court judges. Twists and turnsIn April, Justice Karnan directed the Supreme Court judges to appear before him on May 28 and later “reposted” the matter to May 1. In February, the Supreme Court issued a contempt of court notice against Justice Karnan for allegedly degrading the judicial institution. A seven-judge Bench led by Chief Justice Khehar heard Attorney-General Mukul Rohtagi, who said Justice Karnan should face contempt proceedings for his “scurrilous” letters against sitting and retired High Court and Supreme Court judges. Justice Karnan had written to the Prime Minister and allegedly accused several retired and sitting Supreme Court and High Court judges of corruption.

Source: The Hindu May 02, 2017 17:03 UTC