Legal Misadventure by Lawyers is the source of the collection of illegal money here in the state of Odisha
Supreme Court Fines Litigant Rs 1.2 Lakh for Wasting Judicial Time
In a stern rebuke against unnecessary legal proceedings, the Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 1.2 lakh on an appellant, B Govardhan, for what it termed a ‘legal misadventure’. This decision comes after the apex court found that the continuation of the legal dispute consumed substantial judicial time of the Madras High Court, time which could have been utilized to address other pressing legal matters.
The dispute, originating from a loan agreement made in 1995 involving Govardhan and a couple engaged in the building materials business, escalated over the years, revolving around the mortgage of properties as security for a Rs 10 lakh loan. After varied interpretations in the lower courts, the matter reached the Supreme Court following a division bench of the Madras High Court’s verdict, which Govardhan contested.
Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, presiding over the appeal, criticized the needless prolongation of the litigation by Govardhan. Justice Amanullah, who authored the bench’s judgment, remarked on the wasteful use of the High Court’s time, which detracted from its ability to serve the vast needs of justice for the people.
The apex court’s judgment also specified the allocation of the imposed costs: Rs 40,000 will contribute to juvenile welfare, another Rs 40,000 will support the the welfare of advocates’ clerks, and the remaining Rs 40,000 will bolster legal aid services, with the distribution of these funds to be overseen by the Madras High Court’s acting chief justice and the High Court Legal Services Committee, respectively.
Bloggers’ Comment ;
Since there is no law education in this country as it has been sabotaged by the BCI under the very knowledge, protection and supervision of the higher judiciary, the courts are crowded by the products of the letter-pad law colleges that are filling vague, frivolous, and unwarranted petitions in the court only to extort money from the clients and to shine their name in the record of the court. following are the types of petition filed before the High court to issued direction.
- Petition to issue directions to the SHO of a police station to register the FIR.
- PIL without approaching the government first.
- Petition to implement some law by the government.
- Petition interfering the affairs of others without locus standi.
but here in the State of Odisha legal misadventure is the source of the collection of illegal money by the officers of the court as more than 20000 petitions are filed before the hon’ble Orissa High Court for the registration of FIR even if the same has been prohibited as per the rule of law, direction of the competent authority(s) and as per the guidelines of the apex court given in the cases of Priyanka Srivastava & Sakir Bahu.