Kumari Bai Nirmalkar v. Geeta Bai and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
SA No. 88 of 2013; High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur National Lok Adalat award dated 8-3-2025; Judge-Lok Adalat Narendra Kumar Vyas with Member Ashok Kumar Verma; appellant Kumari Bai Nirmalkar (Gariyaband) versus respondents Geeta Bai (Kurud, Dhamtari) and State of Chhattisgarh; counsel Vidya Bhushan Soni and Govt. Advocate Jitendra Shrivastava; dispute over partition/share in agricultural land previously dealt with by First Appellate Court decision dated 06.12.2012 (Khasra 501, 505/2, 505/3, 498, village Kosmara); referred to Mediation Centre; appeal disposed of on compromise with terms forming part of decree: Chief Minister Aaba patta Khasra 1083/287 (162 sq m) to appellant, Khasra 425/3/1403/1404 (rakba 1.96) retained solely by Geeta Bai, Rs. 50,000/- paid to appellant, parties bound against future claims.
What did the court decide?
Second Appeal disposed of on the parties' mediation compromise, whose terms form part of the decree: (i) appellant Kumari Bai Nirmalkar takes back the remaining disputed land pending before the High Court; (ii) in lieu thereof, respondent no.1 Geeta Bai, through her eldest son Harishchandra Nirmalkar, secures for the appellant a Mukhyamantri (Chief Minister) 'Aaba' patta over Khasra No. 1083/287 (area 162 sq. metres), Village Kosmara, P.H. No. 25, Tehsil Kurud, District Dhamtari, the patta to be mutated/transferred into the appellant's name (recorded as non-transferable); (iii) the land specifically under the Second Appeal — Khasra No. 425/3 and Khasra Nos. 1403 and 1404 (rakba 1.96), Village Kosmara, Tehsil Kurud, District Dhamtari — is to remain solely with respondent no.1, the appellant and her heirs having no share therein; (iv) respondent no.1 and her four sons pay Rs. 50,000/- to the appellant; and (v) the parties and their sons, as signatories to the compromise, are bound by, and to be signatories to, any order the High Court passes on these terms, precluding future claims.