Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Fine On Centre Over "Frivolous" Petition

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma said there was no occasion or justification for the Union of India to have challenged the order by way of a Special Leave Petition.

The Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rs 5 lakh on the Centre for challenging a Meghalaya High Court order, holding it was "sheer abuse" of the process of law.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma said there was no occasion or justification for the Union of India to have challenged the order by way of a Special Leave Petition.

"The present petition is sheer abuse of the process of law. The petitioners are cautioned not to file such frivolous petitions in future.