SC junks PIL against Beniwal,slaps fine

The Supreme Court threw out a PIL questioning the appointment of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal and seeking her removal for appointing state Lokayukta disregarding the Chief Ministers objections,calling the petition frivolous

The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a PIL questioning the appointment of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal and seeking her removal for appointing state Lokayukta disregarding the Chief Ministers objections,calling the petition frivolous.

The court imposed exemplary costs of Rs 1 lakh on Ashok Pande,the lawyer who filed the petition,for wasting the precious time of the court.

Efforts by Pande to convince the court with folded hands to recall its decision to impose the fine ended up with him being forcibly led out of the courtroom.

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A Bench of Justices H L Dattu and A K Dave had warned Pande at the outset of the hearing that the court would be compelled to slap costs on him if he persisted to go ahead and argue his petition. The Supreme Court asked him to withdraw the petition. But the lawyer went on to argue his matter for over an hour,raising all sorts of issues.

Pande will have to deposit the costs to the Gujarat Legal Services Authority within a week failing which recovery process would be initiated.

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