IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS
Mukesh Kumar Agrawal S/o Om Prakash Agrawal – Appellant
Versus
Munni Devi W/o Ramprakash Agnihotri – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS, J.
1. This is defendant’s first appeal against the judgment and decree dated 31.03.2017 passed by the learned Second Additional District Judge, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) in Civil Suit No. 16-A/2012 (Munni Devi Vs. Ganga Devi & others) by which the suit filed by the plaintiff has been decreed by declaring the order passed by the revenue authorities as null and void.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall be referred to in terms of their status shown in Civil Suit No. 16-A/2012 before the trial Court.
3. Brief facts as reflected from plaint averments are that:-
(A) The plaintiff filed a suit for declaration of title, possession, canceling the agreement dated 05.05.2003 executed between sister of plaintiff-Munni Devi namely Gangadevi and Mukesh Kumar S/o Om Prakash Agrawal and mutation order dated 06.05.2003 passed by Tahsildar in favour of Mukesh Agrawal as well as the appellate order dated 22.10.2007 passed by Sub-Divisional Officer, Raigarh, as null & void with regard to property i.e. dilapidated house constructed over Khasra No. 8/6 area 4 dismill situated at Baikunthpur, Ward No. 22 Old Raigarh (hereafter referred to as “the suit prope

Vishnu Vardhan @ Vishnu Pradhan Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
Fraud vitiates all judicial acts; judgments obtained by fraud are null and void, as established in the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
Fraud vitiates all solemn acts and any instrument obtained through fraud is void.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the application of Order IX Rule 13 CPC for setting aside an ex-parte judgment obtained through fraud, highlighting the importance of timely and va....
Point of law: As per Section 6 of the Act, every entry in the record of rights shall be presumed to be true until the contrary is proved or until it is otherwise amended in accordance with the provis....
A decree obtained by fraud is a nullity and can be challenged in any court, as it vitiates all judicial acts.
Fraud vitiates every solemn act – Fraud and justice never dwell together and it cannot be perpetuated or saved by application of any equitable doctrine.
The court affirmed that disputes regarding execution of decrees must be resolved by the executing court, and allegations of fraud must be substantiated with evidence.
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