Licensee Fined ₹5 Lakh for Harassing Landowners Over Compensation for Land Acquisition for Kolhapur Airport: Bombay High Court

In a stern reminder to litigants misusing the legal system, the Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 5 lakh on G.B. Industries Reg. Partnership Firm for asserting untenable tenancy rights in a land dispute. The court found that the firm, which was a mere licensee, had falsely claimed tenancy rights over the land that was acquired for the Kolhapur Airport. The petition was deemed an abuse of…