In Brief
The Union of India filed a Civil Appeal challenging a lower court's decision on the same subject matter after the Supreme Court had already dismissed multiple similar appeals on the identical issue. Holding this to be frivolous litigation that violates the Union's own National Litigation Policy, 2010, the Court dismissed the appeal with costs of Rs. 1,00,000 to be deposited with the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee for juvenile justice initiatives. The judgment criticized the Union's repeated misuse of judicial resources and failure to adhere to principles mandating withdrawal of vexatious litigation and filing of appeals only on substantial policy matters.
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