President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), RS Suri has come out strongly against litigants filing fictitious documents in Supreme Court..In a Facebook post yesterday, Suri has asked Advocates-on-Record to be careful and scrutinize every document carefully before filing it under their name..His observations have come in the context of Supreme Court order imposing costs of Rs. 1 lakh on Asaram Bapu for relying on fictitious documents to secure bail..In his Facebook post, Suri says that,.“…it is a matter of grave concern that litigants have the audacity to seek bail in the highest court of law by filing fictitious documents..The Hon’ble Supreme Court is correct in observing in its order that in such cases mere apology cannot wash away the seriousness of such offence…”.The Supreme Court on Monday this week had imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on Asaram Bapu for placing reliance on fictitious documents in a bid to secure bail. The Court had also ordered an investigation into the episode and initiation of criminal proceedings against those involved..Read RS Suri’s Facebook post and the Supreme Court order below.
President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), RS Suri has come out strongly against litigants filing fictitious documents in Supreme Court..In a Facebook post yesterday, Suri has asked Advocates-on-Record to be careful and scrutinize every document carefully before filing it under their name..His observations have come in the context of Supreme Court order imposing costs of Rs. 1 lakh on Asaram Bapu for relying on fictitious documents to secure bail..In his Facebook post, Suri says that,.“…it is a matter of grave concern that litigants have the audacity to seek bail in the highest court of law by filing fictitious documents..The Hon’ble Supreme Court is correct in observing in its order that in such cases mere apology cannot wash away the seriousness of such offence…”.The Supreme Court on Monday this week had imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on Asaram Bapu for placing reliance on fictitious documents in a bid to secure bail. The Court had also ordered an investigation into the episode and initiation of criminal proceedings against those involved..Read RS Suri’s Facebook post and the Supreme Court order below.
