SC slams TN over 'frivolous' petition, slaps ₹5 lakh fine

Sending a stern message that states wasting judicial time by filing frivolous petitions in court would not be tolerated, the Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the Tamil Nadu government for filing an appeal in the apex court even after the issue had been adjudicated.

"It is required to be noted that as such the state ought not to have filed the present Special Leave Petition. Despite the fact that the issue with respect to entitlement of pension by the respondent was concluded up to this court, still thereafter, the state had the audacity to contend that the respondent was not entitled to pension," a bench of Justices M R Shah and Krishna Murari said.