₹50,000 Costs Imposed on Litigants for Cooking Up "Imaginary Story" of Judge Bias: Delhi High Court
In a recent judgment dated 3 October 2025, the Delhi High Court imposed costs of ₹50,000 on petitioners Neeti Sharma and another, who sought transfer of a rent recovery case pending before the Tis Hazari District Court. The petitioners claimed that the Additional District Judge (ADJ) hearing the matter addressed the respondents in a “friendly manner” inside the courtroom, thus implying judicial bias. Petitioners’ allegations and court’s reaction The petitioners…
