New Delhi, July 3 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to give an urgent hearing to former Calcutta High Court judge C.S. Advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara, representing Justice Karnan, said that he has been serving the jail term and his petition needs to be heard on an urgent basis. Karnan, 62, who retired on June 12 as a Calcutta High Court judge, was arrested on June 20 by the West Bengal police from Coimbatore. The apex court held him guilty for contempt of court and sentenced him to six months imprisonment on May 9. Karnan is the first sitting high court judge to be awarded a jail term by the apex court and also the first to have retired as a fugitive.

Source: The Telegraph July 03, 2017 10:07 UTC