Bombay HC Pulls Up Petitioner For Attempting To Hoodwink Judiciary

Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has recently condemned the practice of filing frivolous petitions and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Vijay Fasale, a clerk from an educational institution, for attempting to mislead the court.

On December 5, a division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Ashwin Bhobe dismissed Fasale’s petition, in which he sought to alter his birthdate in official records from June 1968 to June 1972, making him appear 4 years younger.

Fasale, employed as a clerk at an educational institution in Sangli district since 1997, requested the change, but the court found discrepancies in his school records. Fasale’s Class 10 records showed that he passed the exam in May 1984. If his birthdate were truly in 1972, he would have been only 12 years old at the time of passing his 10th grade exam. This would mean he entered first grade in 1973 at the age of one, a logical impossibility.

The court rejected Fasale’s request and warned that such attempts to deceive the judicial system would not be tolerated. “It is important to send a clear message to litigants that they cannot exploit the system with baseless petitions,” the bench stated.

The court imposed a Rs 25,000 fine on Fasale, directing that the amount be deducted from his salary and deposited in the Kirtikar Law College library. The ruling serves as a strong reminder against dishonest practices in the legal system.