'Govt burdening SC with pleas,' says top court

Hearing a batch of pleas filed by the Union of India against High Court orders, the apex court pulled up the central government for approaching it with various matters pertaining to pay upgrades and promotions, even when the cases have no merit. The court said the government is responsible for putting the burden on the court.

Delhi: The Supreme Court pulled up the central government for approaching it with various matter pertaining to pay up-gradation and promotion, even when the case has no merit.

"Government is fully responsible for burdening this court. It takes everything to this court irrespective of the merits of the matter. And we have to examine everything whether or not it has any merit," observed the court.

The bench comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari was hearing a batch of pleas filed by the Union of India against the High Court orders wherein it had ruled in favour of the government employees regarding pay up-gradation and promotion.

In one of the cases, judges questioned the advocate appearing for the government, that why have they dragged a matter for certain benefits when the person has served them for years.

The court observed that there must be an end to the litigation, it can not just go on and on.