Bombay High Court: “Suppression or concealment of material facts is not advocacy — it is jugglery, manipulation, and misrepresentation, which has no place in equitable jurisdiction.” Imposes ₹5 Lakh Cost for Suppression of Facts in Slum Rehab Case — “Litigants Cannot Play Hide and Seek with the Court”

Bombay High Court: “Suppression or concealment of material facts is not advocacy — it is jugglery, manipulation, and misrepresentation, which has no place in equitable jurisdiction.” Imposes ₹5 Lakh Cost for Suppression of Facts in Slum Rehab Case — “Litigants Cannot Play Hide and Seek with the Court”

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court (Division Bench of Justice A.S. Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata) dismissed a review petition filed by an individual claiming entitlement to a rehabilitation tenement…
Andhra Pradesh high court

Andhra Pradesh High Court Reiterates that Section 115 CPC cannot be invoked against procedural notices in execution proceedings and Imposes ₹25,000 Cost on Counsel for Misleading the Court: “Advocacy Is a Noble Profession, Not the Sorriest of Trades”

Court’s Decision The Andhra Pradesh High Court, presided over by Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari, dismissed a Civil Revision Petition filed by a judgment debtor challenging a notice issued by the…