The Rajasthan High Court recently censured a man for filing a petition accusing his wife of plagiarism in her research thesis..Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand said that the Court cannot be used to settle personal scores between the parties, and rejected the petition.“The platform of this Court cannot be permitted to be misused by way of filing such like writ petitions and the same has tantamount to abuse of process of law,” the Court observed..The petitioner-husband in 2023 made a complaint to the University of Rajasthan seeking examination of his wife’s research for plagiarism. The University had then constituted a committee to investigate the allegation, but as per the petitioner, no action was taken. He then moved the High Court.The Court opined that the petitioner’s job was over once he made the complaint. The University has constituted a committee to look into the allegations and they are expected to proceed in accordance with the law, it added.“Now, with an oblique motive to settle his personal score, the petitioner has submitted this writ petition. Such act of the petitioner is sheer abuse of the process of law because the law will take its own motion. It is the settled proposition of law that process of law should not be allowed to be misused by a litigant to satisfy his personal grudges and oblique considerations to settle personal scores.".Calling the petition highly misconceived, the Court said,“Platform of this Court cannot be used to settle the personal grudges or disputes. If, at all, the petitioner, being husband of the respondent No.5, is having some ill-will against his wife (here, respondent No.5), he shall not be permitted to misuse the process of this Court, by filing the instant baseless writ petition with an ulterior motive to waste the time of other litigants.”.Advocate Shobit Tiwari represented the petitioner..[Read order]
The Rajasthan High Court recently censured a man for filing a petition accusing his wife of plagiarism in her research thesis..Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand said that the Court cannot be used to settle personal scores between the parties, and rejected the petition.“The platform of this Court cannot be permitted to be misused by way of filing such like writ petitions and the same has tantamount to abuse of process of law,” the Court observed..The petitioner-husband in 2023 made a complaint to the University of Rajasthan seeking examination of his wife’s research for plagiarism. The University had then constituted a committee to investigate the allegation, but as per the petitioner, no action was taken. He then moved the High Court.The Court opined that the petitioner’s job was over once he made the complaint. The University has constituted a committee to look into the allegations and they are expected to proceed in accordance with the law, it added.“Now, with an oblique motive to settle his personal score, the petitioner has submitted this writ petition. Such act of the petitioner is sheer abuse of the process of law because the law will take its own motion. It is the settled proposition of law that process of law should not be allowed to be misused by a litigant to satisfy his personal grudges and oblique considerations to settle personal scores.".Calling the petition highly misconceived, the Court said,“Platform of this Court cannot be used to settle the personal grudges or disputes. If, at all, the petitioner, being husband of the respondent No.5, is having some ill-will against his wife (here, respondent No.5), he shall not be permitted to misuse the process of this Court, by filing the instant baseless writ petition with an ulterior motive to waste the time of other litigants.”.Advocate Shobit Tiwari represented the petitioner..[Read order]
