Accordingly, he imposed a sentence of five years rigorous imprisonment to eight Supreme Court judges. If this were not enough, he also directed that their passports to be taken away and also directed recovery of the compensation of Rs. 2 crore from all these judges. Finally, each of the judges was asked to pay a fine of Rs. 1 lakh to the National Commission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes within one week from the date of this order. This order virtually sealed the fate of Justice Karnan.