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Delhi High Court Waives ‘50,000 Fine, Orders Tea-Samosas Instead’ in Cheque Bounce Case
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News18•24-09-2026, 18:22
Delhi High Court Waives ‘50,000 Fine, Orders Tea-Samosas Instead’ in Cheque Bounce Case
- •A cheque bounce dispute in the Delhi High Court has garnered attention after a company attempted to conceal a lower court's order.
- •Justice Saurabh Banerjee's bench initially imposed a 50,000 fine on the company for misleading the court, to be deposited in the Delhi High Court Bar Association's Social Security and Welfare Fund.
- •The company filed a new application seeking waiver of the fine.
- •The court waived the fine but imposed a unique condition: the petitioner company's lawyer must personally serve tea and samosas to all employees of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA).
- •This unusual 'samosa order' has become a widely discussed topic, sparking humor in legal circles.
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The Delhi High Court imposed a 50,000 rupee fine on Indus Beerra Beverages because the company deliberately concealed a lower court order and misled the court during a cheque bounce case hearing.
To waive the fine, the court ordered that the petitioner company's lawyer must personally serve tea and samosas with their own hands to all employees of the Delhi High Court Bar Association within a week.
The case was handled by the bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee in the Delhi High Court.
