https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314428 Suppression of material documents showing withdrawal of the contractor's interest condition justified recall or modification of the earlier order, because deliberate nondisclosure of a relevant fact amounts to fraud on the Court. The Delhi HC held that its inherent power under Section 151 CPC could be invoked to correct an order obtained by suppression and misrepresentation, and the plea of functus officio did not prevent such correction. On that basis, the Court modified the award of interest and costs and held the contractor not entitled to interest for the relevant period. en-us Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 08 Jun 2024 14:49:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314428 Suppression of material documents showing withdrawal of the contractor's interest condition justified recall or modification of the earlier order, because deliberate nondisclosure of a relevant fact amounts to fraud on the Court. The Delhi HC held that its inherent power under Section 151 CPC could be invoked to correct an order obtained by suppression and misrepresentation, and the plea of functus officio did not prevent such correction. On that basis, the Court modified the award of interest and costs and held the contractor not entitled to interest for the relevant period. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314428