Supreme Court of India

Kedar Nath Motani and Others v. Prahlad Rai and Others

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Reported as [1960] 1 S.C.R. 861
Bench Sudhi Ranjan Das J.
Decided 25 September 1959

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Fraud ani illegality-Benami transaction-Frau.a intended but not effected-Person to be defrauded aware of the fraud but elects not to cancel transaction-Illegality committed in the course of transaction-Cause of action not based on illegality-" Exturpi causa non oritur actio "-Exception to the rule. In 1922 the Manager of the Court of Wards granted a lease of a villal?'e to R for a term of years. By cl. 4 of the lease the lessee undertook not to make any settlement of land with a raiyat or other tenant without the consent of the Manager, and disclose the fact to the Manager if it was proposed

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