Supreme Court of India

R. Vishwanatha Pillai v. State of Kerala and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] 1 S.C.R. 360
Bench V.N. Khare, Ashok Bhan and Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan JJ.
Decided 7 January 2004

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that equity or compassion cannot be allowed to bend the arms of law in a case where an individual acquired a status by practising fraud.

Judgment, page 14

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