New Delhi, April 2 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Union government for continuing its pattern of relentless litigation and burdening the top court with avoidable appeals. A bench of justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan imposed a penalty of Rs.25,000 on the Centre for challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment reinstating a CISF constable. Justice Nagarathna delivered a pointed rebuke, underscoring that the government, while often expressing concern over judicial pendency, is itself the largest contributor to the backlog. "This is a case for imposing costs with dismissal. We have been shouting. Keep aside your argument. Pendency, pendency; who is the biggest litigant?" she said.P4...