Benefit secured by fraud voidable, generates no enforceable equities: Orissa HC

The Orissa high court has ruled that a benefit secured by fraud is voidable and generates no enforceable equities. The court upheld Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited's (BPCL) termination of a petrol pump dealership obtained through a forged graduation certificate. The court stated that submission of a forged document to secure a benefit is a grave infraction and that a person cannot take advantage of their own fraud.