‘70% of Government Litigation Frivolous’: Supreme Court Judge BR Gavai

Awstika Das

12 Aug 2023 12:23 PM IST

  • ‘70% of Government Litigation Frivolous’: Supreme Court Judge BR Gavai

    70 percent of government litigation is frivolous and can be curtailed to lessen the court’s workload, Supreme Court judge BR Gavai remarked on Friday, while rejecting a plea filed by the Union of India. He was part of a three-judge bench also comprising Justices PS Narasimha and PK Mishra. Right at the outset, he asked Additional Solicitor-General Aishwarya Bhati how a 'disposed...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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