Supreme Court of India

Horil v. Keshav & Anr.

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Reported as [2012] 3 S.C.R. 1
Bench Aftab Alam Ano Ranjana Prasad Desai J.
Decided 20 January 2012

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We are of the view that Revenue courts are neither equipped nor competent to effectively adjudicate on allegations of fraud that has overtones of criminality and the courts really H 10 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2012] 3 S.C.R. A -.skilled and experienced to try such issues are the courts .constituted under the Code of Civil Procedure.

Judgment, page 9

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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Or.XX/II, r.3- - Suit - Maintainability -Appellant filed suit seeking declaration that decree passed by the Assistant Collector, Class-I, in a suit u/ ss. 176, 178 and 182 of the Land Reforms Act was fraudulent, inoperative and not binding upon him - Allegation that decree passed by Assistant Collector was based on a fraudulent compromise petition - Defendants-respondents questioned the maintainability of the suit - Whether suit filed by appellant o was barred in terms of Order XX/II Rule 3- CPC - Held: compromise forming the basis of the decree can only be

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