https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=319 Courts have wide judicial discretion to award costs but that discretion is subject to statutory conditions and limits; compensatory costs for false or vexatious claims are available but capped and bound by pecuniary jurisdiction, and inherent or public law cost principles cannot override the Code's specific regime. The primary purpose of costs is indemnity, and courts must avoid imposing excessive or penal costs or diverting awards improperly to bodies other than the state when the statutory framework governs cost liability. en-us Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:29:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=319 Courts have wide judicial discretion to award costs but that discretion is subject to statutory conditions and limits; compensatory costs for false or vexatious claims are available but capped and bound by pecuniary jurisdiction, and inherent or public law cost principles cannot override the Code's specific regime. The primary purpose of costs is indemnity, and courts must avoid imposing excessive or penal costs or diverting awards improperly to bodies other than the state when the statutory framework governs cost liability. Articles Other Topics Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=319