21-Dec-2024 08:56 PM
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Mumbai, Dec 21 (Reporter) The Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs five lakh on a petitioner for filing multiple litigations seeking similar relief and wasting judicial resources.
In an order passed on Friday, the court heavily came down on petitioner Manisha Mehta, promoter and guarantor of M/s Perfect Infraengineers Ltd, who had filed multiple petitions challenging the order passed on July 15 by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT-1), Mumbai, before different benches of the high court.
The court also took adverse note of the petitioner consuming three hours of the court’s time citing “grave urgency”, when it has over 150-200 matters listed for hearing on a daily basis.
The bench imposed Rs 2.5 lakh in costs for wasting judicial time and another Rs 2.5 lakh for her conduct in filing repetitive pleas.
The petitioner would have to deposit the said amount within 30 days...////...