Bombay High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost on Litigant for Audio-Recording Proceeding Without Permission
- Case Name: Sameer Mohammad Yusuf Patel vs Panvel Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court imposed a ₹1 lakh cost on a litigant, Sajid Abdul Jabbar Patel, for audio-recording court proceedings on his mobile phone without permission.
A division bench noted that Patel, a respondent's relative in a property dispute case, was caught recording the session.
His phone was seized and forwarded to the Registry. Patel’s lawyer sought leniency, and he agreed to pay ₹1 lakh to the High Court Employees Medical Welfare Fund within three days.
The court accepted his undertaking and adjourned the matter to March 5 for compliance.
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