...." 11. The clean hands doctrine states that one "who comes into equity must come with clean hands." This doctrine requires the court to deny equitable ...would be against equity and good conscience. 12. The clean hands doctrine is an affirmative defense that the defendant may claim 2...of law are meant for imparting justice between the parties. One who comes to the court, must come with clean hands. We are constrained to say that more often than not, process of the...

...hands doctrine states that one "who comes into equity must come with clean hands." This doctrine requires the court to deny equitable relief to a party having violated good faith with respect to the.... 15. The clean hands doctrine is an affirmative defense that the defendant may claim as has been held in Holy Family Catholic School vs... (Arguments on behalf of applicant) 6. Learned counsel for the applicant has stated that opposite party no.2 has not come with clean hands as he has crimina...

...said order was passed by this Court, which is oppose to the "clean hands doctrine" which means "he who comes into equity must come with clean hands". It is also the contention of...

.... 5. It is noteworthy that the clean hands doctrine states that one "who comes into equity must come with clean hands." This ... 6. In view of the above, since the applicant has not approached in clean hands and this OA is hit by the provision of Section 21 of the AT Act, 1985, is held to be not ma...the court to deny equitable relief to a party having violated good faith with respect to the subject of the claim. The purpose of the doctrine is to prevent a party from obtaining relief when...

...equity must come with clean hands". This doctrine requires the Court to deny equitable relief to a party who has violated good faith with respect to subject of claim. A Court cannot be the abettor to..., Bareilly (2010) 4 SSCC 728 in which Hon'ble Supreme Court dismissing the appeal awarded cost/penalty of Rs. 2 lacs for violating Doctrine of Clean Hands. Following age old precedents of E...(Supra) and Dalit Singh(Supra) judgements apart from Motilal Sangara Vs. Prem Prakash @ Alius Pappu judgment reiterating the judgment of Satya and Clean Hands. Also reference is made to Arunima Barauh Vs. Un...

.... 11. The clean hands doctrine states that one "who comes into equity must come with clean hands." This doctrine requires the court to deny equitable relief to ...good conscience. 12. The clean hands doctrine is an affirmative defense that the defendant may claim as has been held in Holy Family Catholic...is liable to be cancelled as the opposite party no.2 has not come with clean hands. ARGUMENTS ON BEHALF OF OPPOSITE PARTY NO.2: 8...

...does not in any manner reflect an approach aligning with the clean hands doctrine, they are not entitled to grant of any discretionary relief of interest in their favour...Appellant did not approach the Court with clean hands and instead attempted to hoodwink the judicial process by creating a facade to subterfuge their inability to meet their contractual obligations. We are...emphasis that whosoever comes to the court claiming equity, must come with clean hands. The expression 'clean hands' connotes that the suitor or the defendant have not concealed material facts from the...

...confined to misconduct in regard to, or at all events connected with, the matter in litigation. “Clean hands” means a clean record with respect to the transaction with the defendant, and not with respect to any third person...concealment of facts, which ought not to have been concealed.60. A Court will not be the abettor to inequity. Thus, one who seeks the aid of equity must come into Court with clean hands. The ‘clean ...suppressed the material facts from the Court and has not approached the Court with clean hands. It is submitted that the petitioner has deliberately suppressed and concealed following vital facts and...

...clean hands doctrine states that one "who comes into equity must come with clean hands." This doctrine requires the court to deny equitable relief to a party having violated good...in motion should do so fairly and with clean hands. Bu unfortunately in the present case, it is the applicant herself, who did not observe this basis principle while lodging the FIR falsely alleging... attempts to pollute the stream of justice or who touches the pure fountain of justice with tainted hands, is not entitled to any relief, interim or...

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...would be that of a petitioner who has not come to the court with dean hands. When an action is taken against a wrongdoer, he cannot seek remedy in equity.22. The clean hands doctrine ts...clean hands, i.e a person who makes a claim in equity must be free from any taint of fraud with respect to that claim. For example, a person seeking to enforce an agreement must not himself be in breach of it. The Black's Law Dictio..., 102 (2003) DLT 45, to contend that one who comes to the Court must come with clean hands and particularly so in equitable proceedings seeking discretionary relief. A...

... hands but has come with compromised truth alongwith false claims. Thus the appeal filed by the appellant does not fulfill the test of 'doctrine of clean hands' and as discussed in...clean hands and he applied some test of 'doctrine of clean hands'. 9. We have heard both the parties and also perused the relevant material placed on record. Apart from...by the appellant is dismissed for not following the Principle of Clean Hands. 27. In view of the above, the other grounds are not liable to be...

...State. "Doctrine of clean hands is an essential while approaching a Court. The obligation to approach the Court with clean hands is an absolute obligation and has repeatedly been...reiterated by this Court" and "a litigant who attempts to pollute the stream of justice or who touches the pure foundation of justice with tainted hands is not entitled to any relief, interim or final...). The applicant before this Court has approached the trial Court and Appellate Court with tainted hands and his conduct remained same when he approached this Court as he still does not...

...Environment (Protection) Act. 58. The petitioners have not approached this Court with clean hands by suppression of facts amounting to Suggestio Falsi and Suppressio Veri. Thus, this is a case wh...vital facts and have not approached this Court with clean hands. The petitioners are guilty of 'suppresio veri'and'suggestio falsi' for which the petition ought to be dismissed on such...trust doctrine, in light of which the State is bound to protect and preserve mangroves. 61. It would be further apposite to refer to a decision in High Court on Its...

...Environment (Protection) Act. 58. The petitioners have not approached this Court with clean hands by suppression of facts amounting to Suggestio Falsi and Suppressio Veri. Thus, this is a case wh...vital facts and have not approached this Court with clean hands. The petitioners are guilty of 'suppresio veri'and'suggestio falsi' for which the petition ought to be dismissed on such...trust doctrine, in light of which the State is bound to protect and preserve mangroves. 61. It would be further apposite to refer to a decision in High Court on Its...

...specifically lays down that the principle that it is obligatory for a petitioner/appellant/applicant to approach any court or judicial forum with clean hands or face the ire of the courts/judicial forums who will not hesitate in ap...of justice. All these necessary material unfortunately is not considered by the Tribunal, while rejecting the petition. It is no more Res Integra that the doctrine of clean hands is applicable in..., and must come with clean hands. It is perfectly well settled that a person who makes an ex parte application to the Court that is to say, in the absence of the person who will be affected by that...

.... (Crump v. Crump, (1957) 107 LJ 377 (CA) per Hodson L. J.).40. It cannot be said that the husband has not come to court with clean hands. A doctrine of...unreasonable delay means that a man must come into court with clean hands, that he cannot take advantage of his own wrong, that he cannot rely upon that as a grievance which he has voluntarily accepted....”43. The above provision clearly brings out the reason of the rule. Though our Act is differently worded the rationale of the doctrine remains the same.44. The question whether...

...issuance of the notices on 03.02.2020 and 01.12.2021 by the complainant to the opposite parties cannot be extended the period of limitation to file the case. The case in hand attracts the Doctrine of clean...hands. Thus, one who seeks the aid of equity must come into Court with clean hands. Hence a clear inference can be drawn in the instant case that, the complainant has not approached the Commission in...clean hands. In the landmark case of Ramjas Foundation & Anr. v. Union of India & Others, (2010) 14 SCC 38, Hon'ble Apex Court has univocally held as under...

...representation of facts and when a party to the dispute is approaching the Authorities without clean hands and without properly considering the application of doctrine of unjust enrichment...without clean hands and without properly considering the application of doctrine of unjust enrichment, we are obliged to refer the reply sent by IOC and MRL, now CPCL, which read as follows...not see any reason to conclude, as had been done by the original authority, that the assessee had not approached with clean hands and the claim of the first respondent is hit by the doctrine of...

...“Arvind Kumar” but fact remains, he himself has filed present application, as well as, affidavit in two different names. Applying the doctrine, he who seeks equity must come with clean hands, I am not...