# Delhi HC imposes costs for transfer plea over judge’s oral comments 2026-08-12T17:20:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on a litigant who sought to transfer a suit from Karkardooma district court based on oral observations made by the trial judge. The petitioner claimed an apprehension of unfair hearing and alleged the judge showed undue indulgence to the opposite party. Justice Shankar dismissed the petition, calling it an abuse of process. The court said allegations against a judicial officer cannot be made lightly and that oral exchanges during a hearing do not amount to a determination of issues. Such routine petitions undermine judicial administration, the court observed. ## Coverage - barandbench.com Tags: abuse of process, costs imposed, Delhi High Court, judicial integrity, transfer petition, trial judge Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-hc-imposes-costs-for-transfer-plea-over-judges-oral-comments/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-hc-imposes-costs-for-transfer-plea-over-judges-oral-comments/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.