Cashew dept. Secretary tenders revised unconditional apology before Kerala High Court
Kerala Cashew department Secretary K. Biju submitted an unconditional apology to the Kerala High Court for including contemptuous remarks against the judiciary in a government order. The court had initiated contempt proceedings after the official questioned the judiciary in a document regarding the prosecution of former corporation officials.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal boundaries between executive government actions and judicial oversight, emphasizing the consequences of administrative overreach.
Cashew department Secretary K. Biju has filed an unconditional apology before the Kerala High Court for allegedly including accusatory remarks against the judiciary in a government order.
The order granted sanction for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute two former officials in the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation for the alleged misappropriation in the import of raw cashew between 2006 and 2015.
In his affidavit, Mr. Biju admitted that on July 2, he had issued the order without “the degree of care, deliberation and application of mind” that he should have exercised. He accepted full responsibility for the impugned observations which were made in the order. He also stated that immediately after the Advocate General pointed out that the language used in the order may be regarded as contempt, the said order was withdrawn and a fresh one was issued deleting the allegedly offensive portions.
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