Judgment or Decree obtained by Fraud is as a Nullity: SC

Ram Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh (Supreme Court of India) Conclusion: Non-disclosure of the relevant and material documents with a view to obtain an undue advantage would amount to fraud. Therefore, the judgment or decree obtained by fraud was to be treated as a nullity as the respondent had not only suppressed a material fact but had also tried to mislead the High Court. Held: The original writ petitioner was granted a licence for running a fair price shop at Gram Panchayat Anta, Tehsil Rasoolabad, District Kanpur Dehat. Various complaints were received by the Sub-Divisional Officer with r...