Kailash Gahlot v. Vijender Gupta & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Compromise/consent decree under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC on settlement agreement dated 13.11.2025; essentials of lawful, written, signed compromise; settlement voluntary, without fear or coercion; parties bound by Settlement Agreement; deletion of remaining defendants; decree sheet to be drawn; refund of entire court fees; counsel's volunteering of refunded court-fee amount for lawyers' welfare; Delhi High Court original civil suit; Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav J.; order dated 17.12.2025.
What did the court decide?
Suit decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 13.11.2025 between the plaintiff and defendant no. 1; remaining defendants deleted; Registry directed to draw up the decree sheet; entire court fees ordered refunded to the plaintiff, with the plaintiff's counsel volunteering that the equivalent amount be utilised for the welfare of lawyers.