'Personal Interest Litigation' In The Form Of A PIL: Karnataka High Court Imposes Rs 10 Lakh Cost On Petition Filed Over Business Feud

The Karnataka High Court on Monday imposed an exemplary cost of Rs 10 lakh on a PIL petitioner, a fish supplying agent, for filing a petition against a fishmeal and oil manufacturing company, due to his personal dispute with the company over a business deal. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum while dismissing the plea filed...