V. Ramkumar, J.

WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT?

In this case initiated suo motu under Rule 7 of the Contempt of Court (High Court of Kerala) Rules 1988, (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules" for short) the respondent, M.V. Jayarajan, Ex-M.L.A. and a member of the State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), is called upon to answer a charge that on 26.6.2010 he made a public speech at Kannur making discreditable and denigrating remarks against the Judges of the High Court who rendered Ext.C5 final judgment dated 23.6.2010 and the said speech was reported in the print and visual media and that the respondent thereby committed "criminal contempt" within the meaning of Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act" for short) and punishable under Section 12 thereof.

POST INSTITUTIONAL IMBROGLIO

2. This case was originally instituted as a petition for contempt filed under Rule 3 (c) of the Rules by one Advocate P. Rahim but without the consent in writing of the Advocate General as enjoined by Section 15(1)(b) of the Act. Since the