Sri G a Somasundar v. G a Sharathchandra
Civil Procedure – Compromise – Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), RSA No. 304 of 2023 (PAR), decided 05.08.2025 by V Srishananda J: second appeal from family-partition final decree proceedings (FDP.No.2/2015, Tumakuru) disposed of on compromise. Compromise petition under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC signed by parties accepted after contents were read over in Kannada and parties confirmed absence of force, undue influence or coercion; respondent No.1 withdrew connected RSA No.746/2024 by memo; decree to be drawn in terms of the compromise petition; no costs. Keywords: compromise petition, Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC, Section 100 CPC, Order XLII Rule 1 CPC, final decree proceedings, partition, family settlement, withdrawal of appeal, Tumakuru, V Srishananda.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of in terms of the compromise petition under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC; decree to be passed in terms of the compromise petition with its copy appended as part of the decree; no order as to costs.