Lawyer Fined ₹2,500 for False Claim of Attending Trial Court Hearing: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench, has imposed a cost of Rs.2,500 on a 77-year-old practicing lawyer after finding that he had taken contradictory stands regarding his absence before the trial court. The court upheld the trial court's decision refusing to recall ex parte proceedings and observed that a litigant must approach the court with clean hands and truthful pleadings. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sandeep N. Bhatt.…
