Alok Mehta and Anr. v. Kusum Mehta and Ors.

Delhi HC7 Apr 2025CS(OS)/627/2024

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Delhi High Court, CS(OS) 627/2024, order dated 07.04.2025 by Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, J.: suit decreed on basis of Mediation and Settlement Agreement dated 12.03.2025 executed before Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre; application I.A. 8554/2025 under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Section 151 CPC allowed; compromise held lawful, written, signed and voluntary; decree sheet directed; pending applications disposed. Keywords: settlement, compromise decree, Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC, Section 151 CPC, mediation, consent terms.

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Civil suit decreed in terms of the Mediation and Settlement Agreement dated 12.03.2025; Registry directed to draw up a decree sheet; suit and pending applications disposed of. ¶¶18

Alok Mehta and Anr. Vs Kusum Mehta and Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CS(OS) 627/2024

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ALOK MEHTA AND ANR .....Plaintiffs

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Through: Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Adv.

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versus

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KUSUM MEHTA AND ORS .....Defendants Through: Mr. Yashvardhan Singh Rathore and Mr. Sarthak Chugh, Advs for D-1.

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV

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O R D E R

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% 07.04.2025

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I.A. 8554/2025 (under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Section 151 CPC, for recording the settlement)

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It is submitted by the parties that the matter stood settled before the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre and the terms of settlement have been recorded vide Mediation and Settlement Agreement dated 12.03.2025.

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Order XXIII, Rule 3 authorizes the Court to pass a decree on a compromise wherein the parties to the dispute have made an arrangement to settle the dispute. It has been comprehensively stated in the provision that the settlement arrived at should meet the essentials laid down therein, namely, (i) the compromise is lawful (ii) it is reduced in writing (iii) it is duly signed by the parties arriving at the compromise.

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The settlement has been agreed upon without fear or coercion and the

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/04/2025 at 15:50:09

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parties appear to have entered into the settlement agreement on their own volition.

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The Court is satisfied that the settlement has been arrived at between the parties following due procedure and meeting the essentials specified Order XXIII, Rule 3. Therefore, the parties shall be bound by the aforesaid settlement agreement.

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In view of the aforesaid, the civil suit stands decreed in terms of the settlement agreement.

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The Registry is directed to draw-up a decree sheet.

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The civil suit along with the pending applications stands disposed of.

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PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J

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APRIL 7, 2025/DPA/SP

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Click here to check corrigendum, if any

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/04/2025 at 15:50:09

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