Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 627 · Decided 17 September 2013
Punjab State Power Corporation LTD. Patiala & ORS. v. Atma Singh Grewal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 627 · [2013] 10 S.C.R. 155
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 29589/2009
- Decided
- 17 September 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, A.K. SIKRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
GOVERNMENT LITIGATION: Frivous and vexatious litigation by State Power A B c Corporation ...; Division Bench of High Court imposing cost on appellant-Corporation to be recovered from the Officer who authorised filing of appeal - Held: Since appeal preferred frivolous, High Court has rightly 0 awarded the cost - In spite of Governmenfs_ QVillJ!Olicy and reprimand from Supreme Court on numerous occasions, there is no significant positive effect on various Government officials who continue to take decision to file frivolous and vexatious appeals -
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