CHENNAI: Former judge of Madras high court Justice C S Karnan passed away in hospital here after a brief illness. He was 71.Justice Karnan, born on June 12, 1955 at Karnatham in Cuddalore district, did his graduation at New College in Chennai and obtained law degree from the Madras Law College.Enrolled as an advocate in 1983, he was appointed additional judge of the Madras high court in 2009. In 2016 he was transferred to the Calcutta high court, where he retired in 2017.Owing to his contemptuous behaviour, he was jailed for six months by the Supreme Court in May 2017, becoming the first judge to be jailed while in service.
