https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456913 A money decree governed by Section 34 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 does not authorise pre-suit interest, and pendente lite interest is discretionary rather than automatic. Where the plaint was returned for rectification and remained unrepresented for over five years because of the plaintiff's inaction, the plaintiff could not claim interest for that dormant period. The award of interest for the period from January 20, 2000 to July 20, 2005 was therefore unjustified and was set aside, while the remainder of the decree was maintained. en-us Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Aug 2024 12:13:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456913 A money decree governed by Section 34 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 does not authorise pre-suit interest, and pendente lite interest is discretionary rather than automatic. Where the plaint was returned for rectification and remained unrepresented for over five years because of the plaintiff's inaction, the plaintiff could not claim interest for that dormant period. The award of interest for the period from January 20, 2000 to July 20, 2005 was therefore unjustified and was set aside, while the remainder of the decree was maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456913