BHANWARI DEVI @ BHONRI DEVI vs SECR.,DEPTT.OF HOME AFFAIRS,GOVT..

The Supreme Court held that the imposition of a cost of Rs.30,000/- by the High Court on a woman seeking to trace her husband, who had been missing for seven years and was declared dead, was excessive and unjustified. The Court emphasized that a woman's anxiety to locate her husband should not be met with harsh penalties. Consequently, the appeal was allowed, and the cost imposed by the High Court was set aside.