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…