Supreme Court of India

Santosh v. Jagat Ram & Anr.

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Reported as [2010] 2 S.C.R. 429
Bench V.S. Sirpurkar J.
Decided 8 February 2010

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Suit - By widow, for declaration of her ownership in possession, of suit land, left behind by her deceased husband - Plaintiff alleging that her earlier consent decree in favour of the defendants was the result of a fraud - Defendants denying the allegation and taking the plea that the suit was time-barred :-- Suit decreed - Decree set aside by first appellate court - Second appeal dismissed in limine - On appeal, Held: Facts of the case prove that the consent decree was result of fraud, hence a nullity - The suit is also not barred by time - Limitation. Appellant filed the present suit in

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