₹75K Cost Imposed on Litigant for Gross Abuse of PIL Jurisdiction to Stall Revenue Collection: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court, in a significant judgment delivered on April 2025, imposed a cost of Rs. 75,000 on a petitioner who misused the jurisdiction of public interest litigation (PIL) to serve his private interests. A Division Bench consisting of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice S Srimathy noted that the petitioner had disguised a private tax grievance as a public cause to stop the Kodaikanal Municipality from collecting enhanced property…
