Kerala High Court Reprimands Litigant for Misconduct
The Kerala High Court has slammed a woman for her behavior in court, where she claimed to be an advocate and appeared in person to challenge her divorce decree.
A Division Bench consisting of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha was hearing the petitioner's plea to invalidate a divorce decree and judgment of Family Court Ernakulam.
The court noted that the petitioner raised her voice, refused to listen, and spoke "intemperately",
imputing the judges of not knowing the law and being “undeserving” judges.
The Bench was considering whether the writ petition needed to be numbered, as the Registry had marked several defects in the case, primarily that such writ petition does not lie as the writ jurisdiction was invoked without considering the statutory appeal under Order XVI CPC.
Author's Summary: Kerala High Court reprimands a litigant for misconduct.