Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed fine on a petitioner for wasting its time. A Jaipur-based company M/s Maverick Developers Pvt Ltd filed a revision petition in the High Court against Municipal Commissioner, Bhopal, and water distribution project officer.
The bench headed by then Chief Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the petition saying that the petition had been brought for the third time despite the court already having made the decision. The court then imposed a fine worth Rs 50,000 on the petitioner for wasting the court¡¯s time. The petitioner was asked to deposit the money within two months.
In a similar case, district collector, Satna, has also been asked by the same bench to recover the amount of fine on a petitioner through revenue recovery certificate.?According to facts of the case, Chakraveer Nat, a resident of Satna, had filed a petition in 2017 for seeking all the benefits given to scheduled caste be given to them.