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Supreme Court imposes ₹1.5 lakh costs on petitioner who sought directions to Bombay High Court for time bound disposal of case
The Court deprecated the petitioner's attempt to jump the queue, stating that a litigant who can afford to approach the Supreme Court cannot be prioritised over other litigants.
The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed costs of ₹1,50,000 on a builder for filing a petition under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution seeking a writ of mandamus to the Bombay High Court to dispose of a 2019 appeal within a time bound schedule [IS Infrastructure and Buildcon Pvt Ltd vs Government of Maharashtra and Anr.].