https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313666 A third party excluded from litigation may challenge a Lok Adalat award in writ jurisdiction where the award is alleged to have been procured by fraud, misrepresentation, or collusion and a prima facie case is shown. Although an aggrieved non-party would ordinarily pursue declaratory relief in a separate civil proceeding, writ jurisdiction is not barred in such circumstances. On the stated facts, the earlier family partition dispute, the rapid institution and compromise of the later suit, and the exclusion of persons with an apparent interest supported a prima facie inference of fraud affecting their rights, so the writ petition was maintainable. en-us Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 15:10:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313666 A third party excluded from litigation may challenge a Lok Adalat award in writ jurisdiction where the award is alleged to have been procured by fraud, misrepresentation, or collusion and a prima facie case is shown. Although an aggrieved non-party would ordinarily pursue declaratory relief in a separate civil proceeding, writ jurisdiction is not barred in such circumstances. On the stated facts, the earlier family partition dispute, the rapid institution and compromise of the later suit, and the exclusion of persons with an apparent interest supported a prima facie inference of fraud affecting their rights, so the writ petition was maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313666