What Supreme Court Said On Right Of Poor To Sue, How To File Case Without Paying Court Fee

An indigent person is someone who does not have the financial means to pay the Court fee and proceed with the suit filed. The top court verdict details on rights of poor to sue:

The right to sue in a state of extreme poverty or destitution is restricted to indigent persons.

Source : PTI

The Supreme Court in a recent judgment while setting aside a Gujarat High Court verdict retirated that the poor shall not be priced out of the Justice market by insistence on court-fee. The top court in a detailed verdict on May 27, emphasised the importance of rights of persons who cannot pay court fees to sue. While dealing with a case of an accident victim who had sought an enhanced compensation, the top court held that a person who has been awarded monetary compensation by Motor Accident