In Brief

Rashid Khan Pathan, convicted of contempt for scurrilous allegations against Supreme Court judges, sought recall of the order dismissing his earlier recall application against the conviction judgment. The Supreme Court dismissed his appeal, holding that recall applications cannot circumvent the Review Petition procedure and constitute abuse of process. The Court emphasized that finality of judgments is critical to the rule of law and that repeated frivolous filings undermine judicial administration. Exemplary costs of ₹25,000 were imposed, with a warning that further repetitive applications may trigger criminal contempt proceedings or a direction barring future filings in the matter.

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