The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on Gous Mashkoor Khan, assistant professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for repeatedly seeking time to file his response to a plea challenging his appointment for alleged plagiarism.
The court granted Gous Mashkoor Khan a last opportunity to file his response along with the cost. The court made it clear that in case, he does not file the reply and the cost, his defence will be closed and listed the matter for further hearing on May 2.
A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar noted that Khan has not filed his affidavit in past several dates and even earlier a last chance was given, which had no impact on him.