ONGC LTD. vs M/S. MODERN CONSTRUCTION AND CO.

The Supreme Court held that the respondent is entitled to interest on the decreed amounts from the date of filing of the original suits in 1986, despite the suits being initially filed in a court without jurisdiction. The Court clarified that the interest should be calculated from the date of the original plaints, as the delay was not attributable to the respondent. The judgment of the High Court reversing the lower court's decision was upheld, allowing the respondent's claim for interest for the period from 1986 to 1999 under the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Code.