Question

Principle : Foreign judgment binds the parties and is conclusive unless it is obtained by fraud.
Facts : A obtains judgment from US court by producing fake documents.
This question consists of legal principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as ‘principle‘) and facts. Such proposition may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this section. Principles have to be applied to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. In other words, in answering the following questions, you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given herein below for every question. Further you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your ability in legal aptitude, study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability even if the ’most reasonable conclusion‘ arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason.

• A. New Suit can be filed in India on the same facts
• B. Judgment can be enforced in US
• C. Judgment can be enforced in India
• D. New suit can not be filed in India on same facts

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

New Suit can be filed in India on the same facts

Answer 2

The correct option is (A): New Suit can be filed in India on the same facts.