Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 23, Rule 3-A

Civil Procedure Code, 1908—Order 23, Rule 3-A— Expression “not lawful”—Held, the expression “not lawful” used in Rule 3-A of Order XXIII also covers a decree based on a fraudulent compromise hence, a challenge to a compromise decree on the ground that it was obtained by fraudulent means would also fall under the provisions of Rule 3-A of Order XXIII. 

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