SC Sends Justice Karnan to Six Months in Jail
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India to pump 10,000 crore unanimous view that Justice in the assembly elections in Pun- Votes will go to a candidate in ` C S Karnan committed con- Bengal, said in compliance of fit and fine and the medical police support, as the judge jab and the civic polls in Delhi, whose favour it has been rigged tempt of court, contempt of apex court’s earlier direction, a board does not contradict it,” did not appear before it. both of which it lost, used the no matter which button you in Deep Sea Mission judiciary and the process.” medical board along with the the bench said. The judge had on May 4 day-long special session of the press,” he said. This is the first time that DGP and police personnel had The bench said the con- declined to undergo a men- assembly to demonstrate how Delhi Chief Minister Arvind TITAGARH (WB): India has several countries in this regard. a sitting high court judge gone to Justice Karnan’s place tempt power does not recog- tal health checkup as ordered the voting machines can be Kejriwal on Tuesday dared the embarked on an ambitious Rs He said that the mission is being sent to jail by the but he gave a letter saying he nise who is what, whether he by the supreme court, telling rigged. Election Commission to give 10,000-crore Deep Sea Mission, intended to harness the ocean s Supreme Court on charges of was fit and of a sound mind. is a judge and individual or a a team of doctors he is “abso- The party fielded Bharadwaj, EVMs to the AAP which he said likely to commence by the year resources in a ‘responsible way’ contempt. Dwivedi read out the letter private person and that it is lutely normal” and has a “sta- a former minister, who brought a will change their motherboards end, to explore and mine min- and could turn out to be a trans- The bench, which also to the bench. simple contempt. ble mind”. prototype of what looked like an in 90 seconds. eral wealth beneath the ocean formative step for the prosperity comprised Justices Dipak ASG Maninder Singh told “If we do not send him to The apex court had on EVM used by the Election Com- Meanwhile, the Elec- floor, a top government official and security of the nation. Misra, J Chelameswar, Ranjan the bench that Justice Karnan jail, there will be a blemish that March 10 issued a bailable mission and went on to claim tion Commission on Tuesday said on Tuesday. The project would have a Gogoi, M B Lokur, P C Ghose knows what he is doing and Supreme Court has condoned warrant against Justice Karnan how codes embedded inside an rejected the claim of the Aam Ministry of Earth Sci- huge impact for the benefit and Kurian Joseph, said it was he needs to be punished for the contempt committed by a to ensure his presence before it EVM can be used to manipu- Aadmi Party that its EVMs can ences secretary Madhavan of the country’s deep ocean satisfied that Justice Karnan contempt of court as he has judge,” the bench said. in the contempt case. The war- late results. He did not name the be hacked, saying the machine Nair Rajeevan said that the Rs energy, deep sea fishing and be sentenced for six months passed several orders against It said Justice Karnan can rant had come almost a month BJP but provided enough hints hacked in the Delhi assembly 10,000-crore project was an minerals among others, Raje- in jail. the judges of the apex court. be punished as he has himself after the court had asked Jus- to insinuate that the Bharatiya was a “look-alike” gadget and not interministerial and interdis- evan said. “The sentence shall be Senior advocate K K Venu- declared that he was of sound tice Karnan to appear in per- Janata Party was the beneficiary. an actual equipment used by it. ciplinarity project. The sea water desalination executed and he be taken into gopal, appearing for Regis- mind and the medical board son and explain why contempt “I will show you how the “It is common sense that gad- “It is expected to begin from project of Rs 2,000 crore at custody forthwith,” the bench trar General of Madras High has not contradicted it. proceedings not be initiated machines on which the faith gets other than ECI-EVMs can end of the year,” Nair said. Chennai coast is also taken up said. Court, said that if Justice Kar- Justice Karnan had on against him. of democracy rests can be tam- be programmed to perform in a Speaking on the sidelines under the mission that aims to The bench also banned the nan is sent to jail, it would cre- Monday ‘sentenced’ Chief On March 31, Justice pered with. An ordinary engi- pre-determined way, but it sim- of a programme to mark the eliminate potable water prob- media, both print and elec- ate a blemish of a sitting judge Justice of India J S Khehar Karnan had appeared in the neer like me with just 10-15 days ply cannot be implied that ECI- commencement of ship build- lem for the city. tronic, from publishing the being sent to jail for contempt. and seven other judges of the Supreme Court, a first in of hard work can tamper with EVMs will behave in the same ing by Titagarh Wagons Ltd, he The Exclusive Economic contents of further orders The bench then said there Supreme Court to five years Indian judicial history, and them to ensure that votes go only manner because they are techni- said that a cabinet note on the Zone allotted to India in the passed by Justice Karnan. was no question about the visit rigorous imprisonment. had sought restoration of his to one desired party or candi- cally secured and function under project was under preparation. international waters will be cov- At the outset of the hear- medical board having visited The apex court had on May powers as a condition for his date,” he said in the assembly. an elaborate administrative and Rajeevan said India was ered under the Deep Ocean ing, senior advocate Rakesh him (Karnan). 1 directed medical check-up of re- appearance, but the plea During the demonstration, security protocol,” the Commis- open for technical tie-ups with Mission. 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