Hefty Costs of ₹30 Lakhs Imposed on Two Litigants, Advocates for Seeking Restoration of 2020-Dismissed Petitions: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, while interpreting Rule 986 of the High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980, recently imposed a hefty cost of ₹30 lakhs on two sets of petitioners and their respective advocates for seeking restoration of writ petitions dismissed in 2020 due to their failure to remove office objections. The petitions, filed in 2019, pertained to a redevelopment dispute involving a slum project. Justice Khata orders penalty before allowing…
