India, Nov. 13 -- Former Madras and Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan died in Chennai on Friday at the age of 71. He had been receiving treatment at a private hospital in the city. Family members will hold his funeral on Saturday, November 14.

Born on June 12, 1955, Karnan hailed from Karnatham village in Cuddalore district. He enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on April 11, 1984. He practised across the Madras High Court, City Civil Courts, and Family Courts, handling civil, criminal, constitutional, and service cases.

He received his appointment as a judge of the Madras High Court in 2009. Authorities transferred him to the Calcutta High Court in 2016.

Justice Karnan became the first...