UNION OF INDIA . vs MUKTA GUPTA — C.A. No. 2599/2004

Summary: In Civil Appeal No. 2599 of 2004, the Supreme Court heard Union of India's appeal against Mukta Gupta on the sole issue of cost recovery from a concerned officer. The Court set aside the Division Bench's order dated 16 May 2003 (which had affirmed the Single Judge's direction to recover costs from the officer), finding that the case did not warrant such an order. The appeal was disposed of with no costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.