Court Orders Cannot Be Questioned Except Through Legal Proceedings: Kerala HC Directs Contemnors To Do 100 Hours Community Service

Ashok Kini

20 March 2019 9:34 AM IST

"The conduct of the respondents should not pave the way for others to believe that defying orders of this court is the only way to get the court to review its decisions."

Directing a couple who defied court orders to do 100 hours of community service, the High Court of Kerala observed that obedience to court orders cannot be at the discretion of the person to whom it is directed, nor can such a person question the correctness of such orders except through legal proceedings. MV Shaji's property was mortgaged in bank as a security to a loan availed by...

Court Orders Cannot Be Questioned Except Through Legal Proceedings: Kerala HC Directs Contemnors To Do 100 Hours Community Service

Ashok Kini

"The conduct of the respondents should not pave the way for others to believe that defying orders of this court is the only way to get the court to review its decisions."

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