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Ex-High Court Judge CS Karnan arrested for making vulgar remarks on women staff, wives of SC Judges

Ex-High Court Judge CS Karnan

Ex-High Court Judge CS Karnan

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) investigators attached to Greater Chennai Police on Wednesday arrested former High Court Judge CS Karnan, after a YouTube video of him making alleged vulgar and derogatory remarks against women court staff and wives of Supreme Court Judges went viral on social media. 

The CCB registered a case against Karnan on October 28, under Sections 228 (Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding), 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 506 (ii) (Punishment for criminal intimidation), 67 (A) (Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form) and 153 (Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) of Indian Penal Code. 

On Wednesday, a police team arrested Karnan from his residence in Avadi and detained him at the commissioners office in Vepery. He was later produced before a magistrates court and remanded in Puzhal prison. 

This is the second time the former Calcutta HC Judge was arrested. In May 2017, Karnan became the first sitting HC Judge to have been sentenced to six-month jail term for contempt of court. He was also the first sitting High Court Judge to appear before the Supreme Court.

A seven-member bench, led by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar, found Karnan guilty of contempt and had granted him a six-month sentence. After being on the run for 40 days, Karnan was finally arrested from a private guest house in Malumachampatti, Coimbatore by West Bengal police.

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COVID-19

Thane Municipal Corporation adds 25 beds as COVID cases rise

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Radhika Dhawad | Thane

Thane Municipal Corporation added 25 additional beds separately in the wake of rapidly rising COVID-19 cases.

Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) added 25 additional beds in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital Kalwa apart from arranging a special ward  dedicated to COVID-19 patients. The total number of active patients in the city stood at 252 while five succumbed to the virus.  Meanwhile, TMC Commissioner Abhijit Bangar said a ‘death audit’ of patients who died of COVID would be conducted. The TMC has ensured it has additional stock of oxygen concentrators, testing kits, medicines, to name a few. Bangar told HT, “Due to the increasing number of Covid patients, it is necessary for everyone to be alert.”

He added, The number of Covid tests should be increased to stay one step ahead of the disease. As a result, the number of patients is likely to increase due to increased testing. However, as per the ‘test, isolate, treat’ protocol for Covid, it becomes necessary to isolate and treat more and more patients. The testing centres will not remain closed even for a single day. At the same time, more arrangements for testing will be made immediately in public places, markets, railway stations, malls.” 

India recorded 3,095 new COVID cases and five deaths in last 24 hours.

Also read: Nagpur records 22 COVID cases in 24 hours

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Politics

After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, his namesake who contested from Wayanad disqualified

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Radhika Dhawad | Wayanad
An independent candidate named Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from contesting polls for failing to lodge account of election expenses.

Rahul Gandhi

An independent candidate for Lok Sabha elections named Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from contesting polls for failing to lodge account of election expenses. Gandhi, who’s name figures as ‘Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma’ in an Election Commission list of persons, had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an Independent and had received 2196 votes from the Wayanad seat in Kerala – a constituency from where ex-Congress MP Rahul Rajiv Gandhi had won with over seven lakh votes.

However, since it is mandatory for all contestants to submit their account of election expenses among other mandatory requirements under EC rules and the Representation of the People Act.

Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma stood disqualified to contest polls from September 13, 2021 till September 13, 2024. According to Section 10A, the Election Commission can disqualify a contestant for a period of three years from the date of the order if he/she has failed to lodge an account of election expenses within the time and in the manner required by law and has no good reason or justification for the failure.

Also read: ‘CBI under UPA govt. pressurised me to frame Modi,’ recalls Amit Shah

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Nagpur News

Nagpur records 22 COVID cases in 24 hours

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Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

A total of 22 patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagpur in past 24 hours on Thursday. Almost 242 people were tested in the city.

A total of 22 patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagpur in past 24 hours on Thursday. Almost 242 people were tested in the city, out of which 15 belonged to urban area while and 6 were from the rural areas, and one from outside Nagpur district. 

At present, there are 72 active patients in the city. Three new cases of the new XBB.1.16 variant of COVID-19 were detected that took the total tally to five in the district.  

India recorded 3,095 new COVID cases and five deaths in last 24 hours.

Also read: CELESTIAL! Unique alignment of Moon and 5 planets

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