Controversial Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan retires Controversial Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan retires Calcutta High Court Judge Justice C S Karnan, Whom The Supreme Court Has Sentenced To Six Monthsâ Prison For Contempt And Has Not Been Seen In Public Since Then, Retired From Service On Monday. PTI | Updated on: 12 Jun 2017, 07:54:10 PM Kolkata: Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan, whom the Supreme Court has sentenced to six months’ prison for contempt and has not been seen in public since then, retired from service on Monday. A customary farewell by the high court administration to a retiring judge could not be held as Justice Karnan was not present.