VILAS P. THALI vs JOS PETER D'SOUZA . — C.A. No. 2650/2004

Summary: C.A. No. 2650/2004 - Vilas P. Thali v. Jos Peter D'Souza On 23 April 2004, the Supreme Court disposed of the appeal arising from a public interest litigation against Vilas P. Thali, then Additional Advocate General of the High Court of Bombay at Goa, who was accused of submitting false bills and misrepresenting case appearances. The Court directed that the State would pay Rs. 26,600/- to the appellant, while the appellant forfeited his claim for Rs. 2,15,500/-. The Court clarified that adverse observations made by the High Court in paragraphs 5, 11, and 13 regarding false and fraudulent bills should not influence any future government action against the appellant, and expunged observations made against another senior counsel appellant that were unnecessary for case disposal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.