Father brings lifeless foetus to court for Rs 200 crore claim against car maker, Madhya Pradesh High Court calls it theatrics

In a bizarre turn of events, a man brought hislifelessfoetus before the judge for a Rs 200 crore claim against Maruti Suzuki India Limited over his wife’s alleged miscarriage in a car accident, but was censured by theMadhya Pradesh High Court, which told him the courtroom “cannot be turned into a platform for emotional display or theatrical conduct”.

JusticeHimanshu Joshitook exception to the man’s act and dismissed his plea.

Before parting with the order, the court said, “The petitioner had placed a foetus in front of the court dais during the proceedings…Such an act is highly objectionable, improper…Justice is administered strictly in accordance with law… and not on emotional considerations or theatrical conduct in the courtroom.”
The man claimed that he exposed embezzlement and theft of more than Rs 200 crore in the firm ofMaruti SuzukiIndia Limited, and due to the same, his family was attacked by a car, which resulted in the miscarriage of his wife.

Dismissing the plea as vague and unsupported by evidence, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said in its March 11 order that justice is administered strictly in accordance with the law and cannot be influenced by attempts to “evoke sympathy”.

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