SC Judge to Lawyer: "Be Thankful No Contempt!" Fines NGO ₹1 Lakh

• Supreme Court strongly reprimanded a lawyer and NGO for filing a petition challenging its own judgment under Article 32, calling it a serious misuse of judicial process.
• The petition, filed by NGO 'United Voice for Education Forum', sought to declare exemptions for minority educational institutions from the RTE Act as unconstitutional.
• The SC had previously ruled in 2014 that the RTE Act does not apply to minority schools under Article 30(1).
• The court warned of punitive action against lawyers filing such petitions and imposed a ₹1 lakh fine on the petitioner.
• Judges expressed anger, stating such petitions aim to discredit the judiciary and undermine the judicial system.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court warns against misusing judicial process to challenge its rulings.