Former Madras High Court judge Justice CS Karnan passed away on Friday, November 13, following health complications. He was reportedly residing in Chennai and had recently been admitted to a hospital, where he died on Friday morning after failing to respond to treatment.

Justice Karnan was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by the Supreme Court in 2017 for contempt of court, becoming the first sitting High Court judge in India to be sentenced to imprisonment in a contempt case.