HC imposes cost of Rs 25,000 against litigant

The Kerala High court today imposed Rs 25,000 as cost on a litigant after finding a PIL filed by him as 'frivolous.'
"Courts are duty bound to look behind the veil and see what the real intention lies in filing the PIL", a Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice P R Ramachandra Menon, said,dismissing the PIL filed by George Kattunanith of Kochi.
The court directed the petitioner to pay the cost of Rs 25,000 which should be given to the Advocates Welfare fund.
The PIL was filed seeking a direction to the state government not to construct any concrete building in the open property near the High Court which is proposed for construction of building of Police Cooperative Society office.

The bench held that the petitioner had suppressed facts from the court and there was no whisper regarding the existence of a building in the area earlier.
"It is nothing but concealing of fact with the knowledge of petitioner and his counsel", the court held.