From The Hindu
Owned by Kasturi & Sons Ltd.Justice Karnan’s incident brought judicial misconduct to the forefront
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Justice C.S. Karnan’s death in Chennai, reported as occurring on a Friday at age 71, has revived debate over judicial misconduct. His career, marked by confrontations with the higher judiciary, allegations of corruption against twenty judges, a claim of caste bias, and becoming the first serving judge imprisoned for contempt, prompted calls to revisit the selection and appointment process for constitutional courts and to consider an alternative removal mechanism. The incident therefore placed the need for reforms in judge selection and accountability at the forefront of public discussion.
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Two problems were raised in the aftermath — The need to revisit the process of selection/appointment of judges to constitutional courts, the need for an alternative to removal process to tackle judicial misconduct.
