Delhi’s Patiala House Court imposed a total fine of Rs 6 lakh on advocate Mahmood Pracha for filing a frivolous petition to nullify the 2019 Ayodhya verdict. The court said the move was “misleading, frivolous, and abusing the judicial process.”
In a significant legal development, the Patiala House Court in Delhi has imposed a hefty fine of ₹6 lakh on advocate Mahmood Pracha, who had sought to challenge the historic Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid verdict of 2019.
Out of this total fine, Rs 1 lakh had already been imposed by the lower court, while District Judge Dharmendra Rana added Rs 5 lakh, citing the frivolous and misleading nature of Pracha’s petition. The court stated that the move was an abuse of the judicial process.
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Pracha had filed a petition seeking to declare the Supreme Court’s 2019 verdict on the Ram temple dispute null and void.
He claimed that former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, then a judge, had allegedly admitted in a speech that the Ayodhya verdict was the solution provided by Lord Shri Ram Lalla Virajman, raising questions about judicial impartiality.
However, the court clarified that Justice Chandrachud’s speech had been misinterpreted.
The court observed,
“The former CJI had only spoken of praying to God for guidance, which was a purely spiritual expression and not some kind of bias or external influence,”
The court further explained that the petitioners had failed to understand
“the difference between the juristic personality and God.”
Citing the Judges Protection Act, 1985, the court noted that
“such civil proceedings against judges are prohibited” and described Pracha’s petition as an attempt to make a mockery of the law. Justice Rana emphasized that “stiff fines are necessary to prevent such cases.”
In her judgment, Justice Rana also warned that
“some people were misusing the image of defaming the judiciary and public functionaries. The situation becomes more serious when the defender becomes the predator.”
The court ultimately upheld the lower court’s decision, dismissed Pracha’s appeal, and increased the fine to Rs 6 lakh in total.
This ruling serves as a reminder that frivolous petitions targeting the judiciary are taken very seriously and can attract strict penalties under Indian law, reinforcing the protection of judges and the integrity of the legal process.
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