Sk. Abidul Hussain v. the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and 22 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this writ appeal, the court allowed the appellant to be relieved from harsh costs of Rs. 50,000 levied by the Single Judge. Considering the appellant did not challenge the dismissal of the underlying writ petition, the bench reduced the costs to Rs. 10,000 and disposed of the appeal.
What did the court decide?
Cost of Rs. 50,000 reduced to Rs. 10,000; appellant to deposit within four weeks.