'Frivolous SLP' : Supreme Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Jharkhand, Says Govt Can Enquire Which Officer 'Ill-Advised' Filing

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

18 Oct 2024 4:30 PM IST

  • Frivolous SLP : Supreme Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Jharkhand, Says Govt Can Enquire Which Officer Ill-Advised Filing

    The Supreme Court today imposed an exemplary cost of 1 lac on the State of Jharkhand for filing a frivolous special leave petition and granted the State liberty to initiate an inquiry against the officer responsible for advising the filing of an "ill-advised" SLP to recover the costs. A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V Viswanathan recalled that it has repeatedly insisted against the filing...

    Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

    Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

    Gursimran is the Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw for the Supreme Court. She can be reached out at: simrankaurbakshi@livelaw.in

    Next Story