IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
ANIL K.NARENDRAN, MURALEE KRISHNA S.
Union Bank of India, Kottayam – Appellant
Versus
Grids Engineers and Contractors – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. interim orders must be justified with reasoning. (Para 1 , 2 , 4) |
| 2. high court recognizes jurisdictional limits under sarfaesi act. (Para 5 , 7) |
| 3. remedies provided in sarfaesi act should be exhausted. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. judicial discretion requires adherence to legal protocols. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. writ appeal allowed, prior orders set aside. (Para 15) |
JUDGMENT :
MURALEE KRISHNA S., J.
1. The respondents in W.P.(C)No.26067 of 2025 filed this writ appeal under Section 5(i) of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958, being aggrieved by the interim order dated 18.08.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in that writ petition.
2. The respondents herein approached this Court with the writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari to quash Ext.P16 order dated 21.06.2025 of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam, (Special Court for the Trial of Criminal Cases against Sitting and Former MPs/MLAs of the State) in CMP No.2430 of 2025 in MC No.797 of 2022, contending that the said order is one issued without jurisdiction. In the writ petition, the respondents sought an interim relief to stay all further proceedin
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