Calcutta High Court Imposes 20k Costs On Party Seeking Adjournment In Commercial Matter Citing Travel Risk Amid Pandemic

The Calcutta High Court on Monday (11th January) directed a party to pay Rs 20,000 as costs (to be paid to Bharat Sevasram Sangha, Kolkata) "for unnecessarily delaying the trial in a Commercial Suit." The Bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya imposed the costs since the party (defendant number 2 in a commercial suit) sought adjournment by stating before the Court that its witness "is...