Yeshwanth Shenoy vs. State Of Kerala

ITEM NO.16 COURT NO.7 SECTION XI-A

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 5563/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 17-02-2023 in IA No. 1/2023 in WP(C)No.13221/2022 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam)

YESHWANTH SHENOY Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF KERALA & ORS. Respondent(s)

(IA No. 122080/2023 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IA No. 58002/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 58003/2023 - PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON) Date : 10-05-2024 This matter was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN For Petitioner(s) Mr. Yeshwanth Shenoy, in-person For Respondent(s) Mr. R. Basant, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR Mrs. Anu K Joy, Adv. Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv. Mr. P N Ravindran, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vivek Chib, Sr. Adv. Mr. Alex M Scaria, Adv. Ms. Usha Nandini V., AOR Ms. Saritha Thomas, Adv. Ms. Mansi Gupta, Adv. Ms. Unnati Jhunjhunwala, Adv. Mr. Rithvik Mathur, Adv. Ms. Bijaharini, Adv. Mr. Sanand Ramakrishnan, Adv. Mr. Rajeev Mishra, Adv. Mr. Sunil Narayanan S, Adv. Signature Not Verified

For M/S. Axess Legal Corp, AOR

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UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

The learned senior counsel appearing for the respondent-State of Kerala states that the order of withdrawal of the Writ Petition filed by the State of Kerala may be passed with a liberty to the State to prefer a statutory appeal.

We have perused the affidavit filed by the petitioner who is appearing in person affirmed on 7th May, 2024. The petitioner has not only reiterated his allegations against the Advocate General, members of the Bar and indirect allegations against the High Court, instead withdrawing the same. In fact, we have recorded in the order dated 3rd May, 2024 that the petitioner will file an affidavit unconditionally withdrawing the allegations made against the Judges and the members of the Bar in the pleadings and the affidavits filed by him in this Court as well as before the High Court. Filing the present affidavit, prima facie, amounts to violation of the assurance given by the petitioner to the Court which is virtually an undertaking given to the Court.

To enable the petitioner to consider his position and take appropriate steps, list on 15th May, 2024.

(ANITA MALHOTRA) (AVGV RAMU) AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER

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