https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295800 A consent decree procured by alleged fraud on the court can be questioned before the court that passed it, and the court may use its inherent power under Section 151 CPC to prevent abuse of process and recall an order obtained by deception. The bar under Order XXIII Rule 3A CPC does not apply where the grievance is fraud practised on the court itself, and a person with a direct or even slight interest in the property may raise the challenge. On the facts, the decree rested on a disputed transaction and unsupported authority, so it was treated as fraudulent and was set aside with consequential protective reliefs. en-us Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:33:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295800 A consent decree procured by alleged fraud on the court can be questioned before the court that passed it, and the court may use its inherent power under Section 151 CPC to prevent abuse of process and recall an order obtained by deception. The bar under Order XXIII Rule 3A CPC does not apply where the grievance is fraud practised on the court itself, and a person with a direct or even slight interest in the property may raise the challenge. On the facts, the decree rested on a disputed transaction and unsupported authority, so it was treated as fraudulent and was set aside with consequential protective reliefs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295800