Smt Shashikala v. S Munegowda
Case brief
What is this about?
Lok Adalat compromise decree/award set aside refused; fraud allegation against power of attorney holder; signatures on compromise petition and Lok Adalat order sheet; identified by counsel; contents read over and explained in Kannada; voluntary acceptance without coercion; O.S No. 702/2015 Senior Civil Judge & JMFC Devanahalli dated 06-02-2016; restoration of sale deed dated 24-06-2009 and revocation of cancellation entry, Sub-Registrar Jala; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; WP No. 17409 of 2026 (GM-RES); High Court of Karnataka; Justice Suraj Govindaraj; dismissed.
What did the court decide?
In view of the Lok Adalat's recordal that the contents of the compromise petition were read over and explained to the parties in Kannada and voluntarily admitted without coercion, and the presence of the petitioners' signatures on the compromise petition and the Lok Adalat order sheet identified by counsel, it cannot now lie for the petitioners to contend that they were forced to sign.