Rs 15,000 fine for wasting time

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsA cost of Rs 15,000 was imposed on a litigant for wasting the time of the court by  making a false complaint and for suppressing facts.Justice S Nagamuthu dismissed with cost the petition filed by Henry Thiayagaraj and directed him to pay the amount to the credit of Dalit Liberation Education Trust (DLET).Henry, claiming to be the managing trustee of DLET in Kancheepuram district, made a complaint to the police alleging that the whereabouts of two vehicles belonging to his trust for the purpose of carrying students of the educational institutions run by the trust, were not known and it amounted to theft. Since no case was registered, he filed the present petition to direct the police to register a case.In the affidavit, the petitioner stated that one V Karuppan, a retired IAS officer, had been appointed by the court as an interim administrator to manage the affairs of the trust. The said Karuppan, along with one Paul Paneerselvam, has taken away the two vehicles, petitioner alleged. Karuppan’s counsel submitted that his client was managing the trust and its properties and the two vehicles were very much available in the workshop. They had not been stolen by anybody, as alleged by the petitioner. The petitioner had not handed over the documents relating to the vehicles to the interim administrator for the purpose of renewing the FC and also to get insurance, he added.The judge said the petitioner had not stated in the complaint as well as in the petition that the vehicles were in the workshop. But he had made allegations against Karuppan. If the petitioner had any grievance against Karuppan, he could have very well worked out his remedy in the manner known to law. But he could not refuse to handover the documents relating to the vehicles to the administrator, the judge said.“I am of the firm view that by making a false representation to this court, the petitioner has made an attempt to abuse the process of law. The precious time of this court has been wasted by the petitioner. Therefore, the petition is dismissed with cost”, the judge added.first published:September 23, 2012, 09:46 ISTlast updated:September 23, 2012, 09:46 IST 
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