Justice CS Karnan Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Judge
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	12/06/1955
Age	69 years
Birthplace	Karnatham, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu

Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Hometown	Karnatham, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu
Religion	Hinduism

Physical Stats & More

Height	5’ 8” (173 cm)
Weight	80 kg (176 lbs)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper (Semi-bald)

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Adi Dravidar School, Karnantham village, Tamil Nadu Mangalampet High School, Tamil Nadu
College	Thiru Kolanjiappar Government Arts College, Virudhachalam, Tamil Nadu New College, Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai
Degree	B.Sc. Botany LL.B.

Personal Life

Marital Status	Married

Relationships & More

Wife/Spouse

Saraswathi

Children

Son	S K Sugan (Businessman) S K Kamalnath
Daughter	None

Family

Father

C Swaminathan (Teacher)

Mother

Kamalam Ammal (Homemaker)

Siblings

Brothers	S Manonidhi (Retired employee of NLC) Deivanidhi (Advocate) Arivudai Nambi (Advocate) Thiruvalluvar (Police Inspector)
Sisters	3

Career

Debut	As an advocate before the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu
Controversies	In November 2011, complaint to the 'National Commission for Scheduled Castes' about harassment based on caste In January 2017, named 20 judges as corrupt Served show cause notice by Supreme Court for contempt Refused medical examination by Supreme Court Issued an order sentencing eight Supreme Court judges to imprisonment

Some Lesser Known Facts

He was born into a family with a strong academic background.
After becoming an advocate, he began practicing civil law.
In 2009, he became a judge in the Madras High Court.
In 2013, he issued an order related to penal law that drew criticism.
He holds the distinction of being the first sitting judge in Indian judicial history to face contempt charges.