# HC imposes Rs 25,000 costs on lawyer for repeated allegations 2026-08-19T22:02:09+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on a lawyer who is also a PhD scholar for repeatedly making what it termed 'uncalled for allegations' against senior faculty members, despite having earlier stated that she was not pressing those allegations. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor noted that the petitioner had earlier made a categorical statement that the allegations were not being pressed, leading to their expunging from the record. The court observed that despite this, the petitioner filed another application containing similar 'scandalous and wholly uncalled for' assertions. When confronted, she tendered an unconditional apology and withdrew that application. However, the bench found that the present application again levelled similar allegations. The court said the petitioner cannot be permitted to abuse the process of the court by filing repeated applications with such assertions. The court also noted that the university had stated the petitioner's synopsis had already been accepted and there was no objection to her continuing the PhD course. The application was dismissed with costs of Rs 25,000, to be deposited in the PGI Poor Patients Welfare Fund. ## Indian Opinion Analysis This order underscores the High Court's power to penalise litigants for abusing process even when they appear in person as lawyers. The Rs 25,000 cost is directed to a charity fund, a standard practice to deter frivolous filings without the money going to the state exchequer. The core dispute appears resolved, the university accepted the synopsis, yet the petitioner continued to litigate. Watch for whether the petitioner pays the cost and moves on, or files a further challenge, which would risk higher costs or a contempt proceeding. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Straight court reporting, no editorial slant, no commentary on merits of case or parties. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ashwani Kumar Mishra, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Rohit Kapoor Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/hc-imposes-rs-25000-costs-on-lawyer-for-repeated-allegations/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/hc-imposes-rs-25000-costs-on-lawyer-for-repeated-allegations/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/