Published on : 04 Nov 2025, 12:46 pm

The Kerala High Court recently initiated criminal contempt of court proceedings against a man who filed petitions using forged signatures of his estranged wife [Abhila Madhavan Nair v. Ministry of External Affairs & ors]

A Division Bench of Justices A Muhamed Mustaque and S Manu imposed total costs of ₹3 lakh against Shibu Mohan for abusing the process of court and causing unnecessary hardship to his wife.

" This Court cannot allow itself to be used as an instrument of fraud. In the facts and circumstances involved, this writ appeal is undoubtedly liable to be dismissed; however, inevitably with exemplary costs. Mr. Shibu Mohan has abused the process of court, obtained a favourable order by playing fraud on this court and wasted judicial t

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