Controversial Calcutta High Court Judge C S Karnan reached Chennai today on a day when the Supreme Court sentenced him to jail for six months in a contempt case.
The judge, who arrived in the city before the apex court delivered its verdict, moved into a state guest house.
In the afternoon, Justice Karnan addressed the media in his room.
This is the first time that a sitting high court judge has been awarded jail sentence by the Supreme Court on charges of contempt.
A seven-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, also disallowed the media, both print and electronic, from publishing the contents of further orders passed by Justice Karnan.
"The sentence shall be executed and he be taken into custody forthwith," the bench said.
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