Filing Multiple Cases Without Justification Is Aggravated Form Of Abuse Of Process Of Court: Karnataka High Court

Justice Krishna S Dixit said,

"The valuable time spent by this court in deciding these frivolous matters could have been invested in worthy causes."

It further added that, "The structure of the writ petitions and the prayers made therein leave no manner of doubt that there is something wrong with the petitioner party-in-person."

The court noted that the prayers made by the petitioner were "weird". He had sought directions to the Registry to give explanations over issuance of notice, grant of adjournments in some cases, etc. Earlier also, the Petitioner had filed a series of petitions which came to be rejected with a cost of Rs 1 lakh, which he has not deposited till date, the Court noted. It said,

"The Writ Court will not permit a person who abuses its process, to invoke the constitutional jurisdiction vested in it under Articles 226 & 227."

Justice Dixit while rejecting the petition observed, "These writ petitions being absolutely unmeritorious and calculated to abuse the process of the court, are liable to be rejected in limine and accordingly they are with a cost of Rs.10,000 each." (7 petitions were dismissed)

The court directed the petitioner to deposit the cost amount with the Registry within a period of four weeks, failing which the Registry shall institute contempt proceedings for recovering the same.

Case Title: Jeetendra Kumar Rajan v. The High Court Of Karnataka,

Case No: W.P.No.19716/2021:

Date Of Order: 16th Day of November, 2021

Appearance: Jeetendra Kumar, Party-In-Person

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