This individual is Justice Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan. He’s popping out after serving a six-month jail sentence for contempt of courtroom. Karnan is not any abnormal individual. He was a decide of the Madras Excessive Court docket, the primary Dalit decide there. He’s additionally the primary decide to serve a jail sentence whereas nonetheless holding workplace.

There’s a cause to speak about him now. In 2017, he despatched a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A letter that contained details about the corruption of 20 judges. This letter turned a serious controversy. It led to a constitutional disaster. For the primary time in historical past, a sitting decide accused different judges of corruption. The central authorities was not prepared to launch this letter. The Supreme Court docket filed a contempt of courtroom case towards Justice Karnan. In response, Justice Karnan sentenced the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court docket and another judges to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment.

Nonetheless, the Supreme Court docket prevailed within the case. He served a six-month jail sentence. At the moment, his opponents claimed that he was insane. However now, when crores of black cash have been recovered from a decide’s residence, it has turn out to be clear that Karnan was proper.

The judiciary can solely be reformed from inside. Justice Karnan’s actions have been a humble try on this course. We’ve no alternative however to hope that there will likely be extra such judges sooner or later.