Kolkata: Justice C S Karnan refuses to undergo medical check-up

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New Delhi: On Thursday, the Kolkata High Court judge Justice C S Karnan refused to undergo medical check up even as a group of doctors reached his residence to check his mental health status. He claimed that he was 'mentally fit' and refused to cooperate with the team of doctors. Following a Supreme Court order which prescribed a medical check up for the judge of the Kolkata High Court, the doctors arrived at his residence in Kolkata along with some 20 plus policemen. On Monday, the apex court of the country directed medical examination of Calcutta High Court Justice C.S. Karnan, who has been on a confrontation with the Supreme Court. It also ordered that no authority should take cognisance of any orders passed by him. Headed by the Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, a seven-judge bench directed the constitution of a medical board to examine Karnan on May 4. "The seven judges looking at my case are corrupt. Do you think that I have a mental problem? I have made my complaint against 20 judges under the law. Why are these seven judges taking a special interest in me?" asked Karnan in response to the order. On May 8, before the next hearing of the matter on May 9, the medical evaluation has to be submitted and the court directed the West Bengal Director General of Police to constitute a team of police to assist the medical board in conducting the medical examination. No tribunal or authority in the country would take cognizance of any orders passed by Justice Karnan, SC said. Justice C.S. Karnan is facing contempt charges. He is facing charges for degrading the judiciary and making allegations of corruption against SC judges. In a renewed confrontation, on April 13, Justice Karnan had passed a "judicial order" against seven Supreme Court judges, including Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, for "violating" the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. He directed them to appear before him on April 28. Interestingly, in February, the seven judges had issued a suo motu contempt order against Karnan after he had in January named 20 "corrupt judges", seeking probe against them to curb "high corruption" in the Indian judicial system. Interestingly, in response to SC ordering an examination of his 'mental health', Justice C.S. Karnan on Monday asserted that he will issue a suo moto suspension order against WB DGP if he forcefully conducts a medical checkup. If the WB DGP comes to check his mental health forcefully, then he will issue a suo moto suspension order against him, said Karnan at a press conference. Further, Karnan asserted that the DGP should take all the seven accused judges for the medical test too. Before coming to check on him, the DGP should take all the seven accused judges and produce them to a psychiatric medical board to conduct a medical test, said Justice Karnan.