https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279201 A sham or collusive arbitration used to secure title in immovable property can be challenged through suits attacking the court orders and decrees made on the award, so the bar under the Arbitration Act, 1940 did not prevent maintainability. The decrees were held vitiated by fraud and misrepresentation because the record showed no genuine dispute, inconsistent pleadings and evidence, and a process designed to evade stamp and registration duties. The awards were also invalid for want of compulsory registration where they purported to create rights in immovable property, and the orders making them rule of court were invalid as fraud on the court. en-us Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279201 A sham or collusive arbitration used to secure title in immovable property can be challenged through suits attacking the court orders and decrees made on the award, so the bar under the Arbitration Act, 1940 did not prevent maintainability. The decrees were held vitiated by fraud and misrepresentation because the record showed no genuine dispute, inconsistent pleadings and evidence, and a process designed to evade stamp and registration duties. The awards were also invalid for want of compulsory registration where they purported to create rights in immovable property, and the orders making them rule of court were invalid as fraud on the court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279201