Principle of restitution: No one can be permitted to take benefit of wrong order passed by court

Mekha Ram and Others Etc Vs State of Rajasthan and Others Etc (Supreme Court of India) The principle of restitution has been statutorily recognised in Section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Section 144 CPC speaks not only of a decree being varied, reversed, set aside or modified but also includes an order on a par with a decree. The scope of the provision is wide enough so as to include therein almost all the kinds of variation, reversal, setting aside or modification of a decree or order. The interim order passed by the court merges into a final decision. The validity of an interim...