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SURESH KUMAR KAIT
Sh. Rohit Virmani – Appellant
Versus
Brig. (retd. ) Brijesh Virmani – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Oral)
The hearing has been conducted through video conferencing.
I.A. 8643/2021 (u/O 23 R 3 r/w Sec. 151 CPC)
1. This suit for declaration, partition and permanent injunction against the defendants in respect of suit property- House bearing No. A-10, comprising ground floor, first floor and second floor, measuring 773 sq. yards, situated at Nizamuddin (West), New Delhi, stands settled between the parties, which has led to filing of the joint application under Order 23 Rule 3 of the CPC, which is duly signed by the parties and their respective counsels and is also accompanied by the affidavits of the plaintiff and defendants.
2. Learned counsel for the parties submit that the dispute inter se parties has been amicably resolved in terms of Memorandum of Family Settlement dated 29.04.2021, wherein the parties have recorded the terms and conditions with regard to their share, rights, title and interests in the suit property. It is also submitted that the parties and their legal heirs shall be bound by the terms of aforesaid Memorandum of Family Settlement and, therefore, prayed that this suit be decreed in terms thereof.
3. Heard.
4. Parties to the present suit are present through v
The validity and lawfulness of a Memorandum of Family Settlement in resolving property disputes.
Amicable family settlements can validly resolve disputes regarding property rights when formally agreed upon and will be recognized by the court as lawful.
The court upheld the validity of a Settlement Agreement reached through mediation, leading to a decree in favor of the plaintiff and a refund of court fees.
Civil Suit - Appeal against order of refusal of refund of entire court fee - Plaintiff is entitled to refund of entire court fees - Settlement/agreement arrived at between parties is valid and lawful....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the enforceability of an oral Family Settlement, reduced in writing, under Order XXIII Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
A compromise deed can resolve disputes over joint ownership, and courts will enforce valid agreements between parties.
The central legal point established in the judgment is the validity and binding nature of the compromise deed in settling disputes and passing the decree of partition.
A court may dispose of a suit in terms of a compromise agreement under Order XXIII Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, provided the agreement is lawful. Undertakings made to the court within....
A family settlement can resolve disputes amicably and be deemed enforceable when reduced to writing and agreed upon by all parties involved.
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