Courts may dispose of appeals in terms of joint settlements arrived at by the parties, as evidenced by a joint compromise petition and signed terms and conditions of the settlement.

Headnote:
Settlement - Disposal of Appeals - The court disposed of the appeals in terms of the joint settlement arrived at by the parties.
Fact of the Case:

The parties entered into a settlement for exchanging properties, leading to an adjournment of the matters for one month.
Finding of the Court:

The court disposed of the appeals in terms of the joint settlement arrived at by the parties, as per the joint compromise petition filed by the parties.
Issues:
Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was influenced by the joint compromise petition and the terms and conditions of the joint settlement duly signed by the parties.
Final Decision: The appeals were disposed of in terms of the joint settlement, which formed part of the court's order, with no order as to costs.

( 1 ) IN these appeals, an order was passed on 17th of january, 2008 in the following manner :-

"on the prayer of learned counsel for the parties and on the submission made by them that the parties have already entered into a settlement for which some time is required for the purpose of exchanging the properties between themselves, the matters are adjourned for a period of one month from this date. "

( 2 ) NOW the learned counsel for the parties have filed a joint compromise petition in this court in compliance with the said order dated 17th of January, 2008 of this Court. The terms and conditions of the joint settlement have been duly signed by the parties. Such being the stand taken by the parties before us, the appeals are disposed of in terms of the joint settlement arrived at by the parties. The joint settlement shall form part of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

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2008 Supreme(SC) 1184

Supreme Court Of IndiaTarun Chatterjee,Aftab AlamKISHORE KUNDAN SIPPYVersusVAISHNAV SHORILAL PURIDecided On : 08/05/2008

Courts may dispose of appeals in terms of joint settlements arrived at by the parties, as evidenced by a joint compromise petition and signed terms and conditions of the settlement.

Supreme Court Of India
Tarun Chatterjee,Aftab Alam
KISHORE KUNDAN SIPPY
Versus
VAISHNAV SHORILAL PURI
Decided On : 08/05/2008