Mini M v. P. Balachandran
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What is this about?
A petitioner in a contempt of court case challenged an order issued allegedly without hearing. The Court held that such challenges must be pursued via appropriate proceedings, not contempt, and closed the file, reserving the petitioner's liberty.
What did the court decide?
Contempt case closed; liberty reserved to petitioner to challenge the impugned order via appropriate proceedings.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
MONDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF MAY 2023 / 8TH JYAISHTA, 1945
CON.CASE(C) NO. 484 OF 2023
(JUDGMENT DATED 28.10.2022 OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP(C)
29031/2022)
PETITIONER/PETITIONER:
MINI M, AGED 44 YEARS, PART-TIME SWEEPER,
KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK (KOLLAM),
W/O MONACHAN, RESIDING AT KAVUNGAL MELATHIL HOUSE,
CHERIYELA, ALUMOODU P.O, KOLLAM DISTRICT,
PIN – 691 577.
BY ADVS.STIYA SIVAN
K.R.RENJU
ASITHA M.M.
ANILA ANTONY
RESPONDENTS/3RD RESPONDENT AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY:
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the validity of Annexure A-4 order could be tested under the contempt jurisdiction of this Court.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
MINI M
- respondent
1P. BALACHANDRAN
- respondent
2MR. RAJAN P S
Coram
Case details
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