https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198765 A foreign judgment relied on as the sole foundation of a suit was held unenforceable because it was an ex parte decree entered without evidence or judicial consideration of the plaintiff's case. Section 13 of the Civil Procedure Code applies to foreign judgments whether used defensively or as the basis of a claim, and Section 14 only raises a presumption of competence. The decisive requirement was that the judgment be on the merits, meaning the foreign court must have applied its mind to the truth or falsity of the claim. A decree passed as a matter of course on the pleadings did not meet that standard, so the suit failed. en-us Wed, 16 May 1928 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:23:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198765 A foreign judgment relied on as the sole foundation of a suit was held unenforceable because it was an ex parte decree entered without evidence or judicial consideration of the plaintiff's case. Section 13 of the Civil Procedure Code applies to foreign judgments whether used defensively or as the basis of a claim, and Section 14 only raises a presumption of competence. The decisive requirement was that the judgment be on the merits, meaning the foreign court must have applied its mind to the truth or falsity of the claim. A decree passed as a matter of course on the pleadings did not meet that standard, so the suit failed. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 16 May 1928 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198765