Ramrameshwari Devi & Ors vs Nirmala Devi & Ors on 4 July, 2011
Relying on the judgment in the case of Ramrameshwari Devi Vs.
Nirmala Devi [(2011) 8 SCC 249] the Hon'ble Supreme Court
has held that "unless wrongdoers are denied profit or undue
benefit from frivolous litigations, it would be difficult to control
frivolous and uncalled-for litigations. False averments of facts
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and untenable contentions are serious problems faced by courts
and the other problem is that litigants deliberately create
confusion by introducing irrelevant and minimally relevant
facts and documents. The court cannot reject such claims,
defences and pleas at the first look and requires some time, at
time years, before the court is able to see through, discern and
reach to the truth." Dissuading of frivolous petitions including
by way of appropriate costs in some manner is the idea writ
large in the judgment of the Apex Court referred to above.