New Delhi, March 31 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday asked Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan to respond in four weeks to the contempt notice issued to him. As Justice Karnan was told to respond in four weeks, he said his judicial and administrative work should be restored. Only then he would be in a position to respond to the contempt notice. He said he was not in a state of mind to respond until this was done. The top court, while issuing Justice Karnan a contempt notice, said he would not discharge any judicial and administrative functions during the pendency of the proceedings. As the bench refused to accede to his plea to restore his functions, Justice Karnan said the court could record his statement that he would not appear for the next hearing. He could be punished right away and sent to jail, he said.
