Thiruvananthapuram, January 26, (BPNS)
The Kerala High Court, on the other day, has ‘sternly warned’ a petitioner for leveling baseless allegations against a judge. According to the court, the petitioner’s allegation that the judge of a family court was biased has no foundation and warned that the petitioner cannot arm-twist and browbeat the learned judges to get things done in one’s way. It was Justice CS Dias, who considered the petition from a woman who seeks transfer of a divorce petition from the Family Court Irinjalakuda on the allegation of bias against the learned Judge.
After hearing the arguments and examining the exhibits including the family court’s observations, Justice Dias said that,
“The petitioner has made a scathing attack on the learned Judge, questioning his integrity, honesty, and impartiality. The reason; the learned Judge has passed a string of orders against her. There is no foundation or material to corroborate the accusation other than the bald and wild allegations in the transfer petition.”
According to the court, it has to be inferred that the petitioner is indirectly attacking the orders through the transfer petition. It also observed that an erroneous order cannot be labeled as an order passed with ‘bias’ or ‘favouritism’.
“The inevitable conclusion is that the petitioner has miserably failed to
substantiate the allegation of bias. The petitioner cannot arm-twist and browbeat the learned Judges to get things done in her way,” reads an excerpt from the judgment.
The court then sternly warns the petitioner to stop her habit of leveling unsubstantiated insinuations against the learned Judges and undermining their dignity and the majesty of the law.
However, the court stopped short of imposing costs on the petitioner ‘on the faintest perception’ that she has been ill-advised.
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