https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200295 The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to impose costs of Rs. 10 lakhs on the petitioner for filing a false affidavit and found the contract awarded to the petitioner to be improper. Despite factual controversies surrounding the completion of the work, the Court emphasized the need to deter false affidavits and maintain the integrity of judicial proceedings. The petitioner was directed to deposit the costs with the Jharkhand Legal Services Authority within six weeks, with compliance to be reviewed in the High Court after eight weeks. en-us Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 18:52:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200295 The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to impose costs of Rs. 10 lakhs on the petitioner for filing a false affidavit and found the contract awarded to the petitioner to be improper. Despite factual controversies surrounding the completion of the work, the Court emphasized the need to deter false affidavits and maintain the integrity of judicial proceedings. The petitioner was directed to deposit the costs with the Jharkhand Legal Services Authority within six weeks, with compliance to be reviewed in the High Court after eight weeks. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200295