Supreme Court

Supreme Court Declares Compromise Decree a Nullity: “Fraud Unravels Everything” in NOIDA Land Dispute

On the 23rd July 2025 in Vishnu Vardhan @ Vishnu Pradhan v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., the SC set aside a fraudulent compromise decree where a claim of exclusive title to land was based on. Reiterating fraud as vitiating all proceedings, the Court upheld co-ownership and directed CBI inquiry ending judicial finality as no obstruction to test the efficacy of deceit.