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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 12504

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V, K. V. JAYAKUMAR, JJ
SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE HIGH COURT – Appellant
Versus
SHIBU MOHAN – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shri. Bejoy Joseph P.J., Sri. M.Ramesh Chander (Sr.), Shri. Govind G. Nair, Sri. Balu Tom, Sri. Bonny Benny

K.V. Jayakumar, J.

This Contempt proceeding has been initiated on the basis of the directions issued by a Bench of this Court, while passing judgment in WA No. 942 of 2024 dated 30.10.2025.

Brief facts

2. WP(C) No. 18665 of 2024 was filed before this Court in the name of Smt. Abhila Madhavan Nair as the petitioner. Smt. Abhila Madhavan Nair is the wife of the respondent, Sri. Shibu Mohan. The said writ petition was instituted by the respondent without her knowledge or consent. It was filed seeking to set aside the proceedings initiated by the passport authorities against the respondent. The passport of the respondent was impounded by the passport authority on the grounds that he had obtained a renewal of his passport by suppressing the pendency of a criminal case, Crime No. 1105/2022 registered under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code by Attingal Police Station.

3. The writ petition was dismissed by the Single Bench of this Court on 06.06.2024. Impugning the judgment of the learned Single Judge, WA No. 942 of 2024 was preferred by showing the name of Smt. Abhila Madhavan Nair as the appellant. On 22.08.2024, the Division Bench of this Court issued Annexure -A interim order permitting

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