JUDGMENT :

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. The substantial question of law involved, formulated and to be answered by this Court in this defendants' second appeal is as under:--

"Whether after parting with the interest valid and legal binding compromise could be entered into in view of Section 18 of the Evidence Act in the previous case and whether such compromise would bind the present appellants?"

2. The imperative facts required for determination of above-stated substantial question of law are as under:--

[For the sake of convenience, the parties would be referred hereinafter as per their status shown in the suit before the trial Court]

2.1 Plaintiff-Ramkishore filed a civil suit for recovery of possession and monetary benefits against the defendants for suit land stating inter-alia that suit land is ancestral property of the plaintiff and his family. After death of plaintiffs father Gayaram, the dispute arose between the plaintiff, his brothers namely, Ram Murat, Ram Manohar & Ram Krishna and their mother-Bedin Bai. They mutually appointed panchas of their village as arbitrators in the year 1962, seven panchas delivered their award on 14.7.1973 and in that award, the suit property along wit