Pay Rs 1 lakh for wasting courts time

BANGALORE: The High Court on Monday imposed a cost of Rs1 lakh on Bata India for wasting the court's time by pursuing the appeal though the Supreme Court had issued an adverse order against the company.
The Division Bench consisting of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice H G Ramesh observed, "If you had told us about the Supreme Court's verdict, the case would have been dismissed in two seconds. It hurts to notice that you have wasted much of this court's valuable time by suppressing the fact."The Bench directed Bata India to remit the cost with Bangalore Mediation Centre within three months and directed the registry to post the case for recovery if the cost is not remitted within three months.