Supreme Court of India · 2005-08-05
KISHUN @ RAM KISHUN (DEAD) THRU LRS. vs BIHARI (D) BY LRS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2003/25908
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KISHUN @ RAM KISHUN (DEAD) THRU LRS.
- Respondent
- BIHARI (D) BY LRS.
- Author
- R.C. LAHOTI,C.K. THAKKER,P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN
- Bench
- CJI R.C. LAHOTI,C.K. THAKKER,P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the validity of a compromise under Order XXIII Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, emphasizing that a valid compromise must be established by all parties involved. The Court held that since one party denied the existence of a compromise, the trial court's rejection of the application was justified. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the trial court's decision that there was no lawful compromise between the parties.