Mumbai, Aug. 2 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor pm Saturday criticised the misuse of judicial processes, emphasising that the Indian legal system has become overburdened by "frivolous" and "politically motivated cases, where "the process itself becomes the punishment."

Tharoor made the remarks after the Supreme Court reportedly asked a BJP leader to consider withdrawing a defamation case filed against him.

"The problem in our system is that too many frivolous cases are allowed to function, and then the process itself becomes the punishment. Is the judiciary's time spent on worthwhile cases, or are many of our judges wasting a significant amount of time on frivolous cases often pursued for political motives?" he asked while speaking to medi...