SC slams Gujarat for 'lethargy' in filing plea, slaps Rs25k penalty
SC slams Gujarat for âlethargyâ in filing plea, slaps Rs25k penalty New Delhi The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs25,000 on Gujarat for wasting judicial time, irked over the "lethargy and incompetence" of the state government in filing a petition before it after a delay of over a year. A bench, headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, pulled up the state for approaching the SC in a "casual manner" and dismissed the plea on the ground of delay. It observed such kind of "certificate cases" are filed with the only objective to obtain a quietus from the top court on the ground that n...
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