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Imposition of Cost

Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Attempt to thwart decrees passed by the Court following due process is an abuse of process of law’; Bombay HC imposes Rs 1 lakh cost

The order dated 16-4-2021 passed by the NCLT, Mumbai indicated that the prohibition during CIRP is with respect to institution and continuation of suits only against Prince SWR System (P) Ltd and not against the Company’s director, i.e., the applicant.

Published on May 20, 2025May 20, 2025By Simranjeet
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Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay HC imposes Rs 1 Lakh cost on Lalit Modi for seeking indemnification from BCCI against ED’s penalty

“In matters of alleged indemnification of the petitioner in the context of penalties imposed upon Lalit Modi by the ED, there is no question of discharge of any public function, and therefore, for this purpose, no writ could be issued to the BCCI.”

Published on December 23, 2024December 31, 2024By Editor_4
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Rajasthan High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Rajasthan High Court slams State for 16-yrs delay in completing AIIMS Jodhpur Trauma Centre; Mulls over imposition of ₹50 Crore cost

“Health is an essential prerequisite for human beings and plays a vital role in national development. The right to health is an essential right, without which one cannot exercise its basic human rights.”

Published on December 17, 2024December 26, 2024By Ritu
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Rajasthan High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Rajasthan High Court imposes cost of ₹5 Lakhs for non-disclosure of coordinate Bench’s previous order, deems it as “adding fuel to fire”

The Additional Advocate General brought the Court’s attention to a previous order, where the Coordinate Bench of this Court directed the educational institution to apply for a fresh NOC before seeking further relief for future academic years.

Published on October 3, 2024October 11, 2024By Ritu
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Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP High Court dismisses ‘missing person’ petition, imposes ₹ 10K Cost on Husband for misusing Judicial System

The petitioner’s wife informed the Court that she had left the petitioner’s house in 2006 due to his merciless beatings of her and their sons and the petitioner is fully aware of the reasons for her departure.

Published on August 15, 2024August 22, 2024By Ritu
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Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP High Court stays proceedings in Parental Abuse Case initiated by Children; imposes ₹1,000 cost on counsel’s failure to file Vakalatnama

The instant matter involves a complaint filed by children against their parents alleging physical abuse and restrictions on their use of mobile phones and watching TV during the COVID lockdown period in 2021.

Published on August 5, 2024August 9, 2024By Ritu
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Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP High Court slams State’s ‘pathetic attitude’ towards non-compliance of court order; grants extension and imposes Rs. 50,000 Cost

The Court stated that the State may recover the amount of cost after fixing the “responsibility on some erring officer who has derelicted in not complying with the order in time”.

Published on July 25, 2024July 30, 2024By Ritu
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Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP High Court imposes cost of Rs 50,000/- on Khandwa BJP MLA Kanchan Tanve for delaying tactics and false allegations against the Court

‘Section 86(6) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, mandates the trial of an election petition to continue from day to day unless adjournment is necessary.’

Published on July 4, 2024July 10, 2024By Ritu
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Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP High Court imposes Rs. 25,000/- cost on advocate for non-cooperation

MP High Court noted that during the last hearing on 07-05-2024, the Court explicitly stated that the case would be taken up at 2:15 P.M., however, the respondents’ counsel failed to appear before the Court, demonstrating non-cooperation.

Published on May 20, 2024May 27, 2024By Ritu
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Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madhya Pradesh High Court imposes Rs. 50,000/- cost on State for harassment of retired employees

Madhya Pradesh High Court criticized the Government’s approach while dealing with cases and eventually responsible for filing of number of cases in the High Court.

Published on July 19, 2023July 26, 2023By Ritu
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frivolous litigation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Courts can’t be used to settle personal scores”; SC imposes Rs 1 Lakh cost on ISKCON Kolkata officials for filing frivolous litigation against Bangalore counterparts

The Supreme Court observed that just as bad coins drive out good coins from circulation, bad cases drive out good cases from being heard on time.

Published on May 24, 2023May 24, 2023By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Colossal Harm by rolling out of 5G Technology: Delhi HC dismisses suit for defective plaint, filed for gaining publicity; Imposes costs of Rs 20 lakhs

Delhi High Court: J.R. Midha, J., dismisses the suit filed regarding the rollout of 5G technology on observing that the suit was

Published on June 5, 2021June 11, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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