40% Of Litigation By Centre & States Unnecessary & Frivolous: Supreme Court

Awstika Das

8 May 2023 7:48 PM IST

  • 40% Of Litigation By Centre & States Unnecessary & Frivolous: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court on Monday orally expressed its disapproval over the central and the state governments’ practice of filing ‘frivolous’ and ‘unnecessary’ appeals. Justice BR Gavai said: “Forty per cent of litigation by the union and the state governments are unnecessary. We heard a case today over a former employee receiving Rs 700 extra per month. Over this, the...

    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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