On multiple occasions, the Indian Judiciary is discoursed as an overburdened institution in lieu of the ever-rising number of lis pending before the courts. Frivolous or vexatious litigation plays a huge role in justifying such deliberation. The courts themselves have recognized how parties file applications with no serious purpose or value and without sufficient grounds to either delay the proceedings or take advantage of a provision and how this leads to the abuse of the process of law. On March 8, 2021, the Supreme Court in Krishna Lal Chawla and Others vs. State of U.P. and Another (2021 SCC OnLine SC 191) addressed a similar concern