Sri R Srinath v. Smt Nirmala
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WP No. 7816 of 2026 (GM-CPC); decided 11 March 2026 by H.T. Narendra Prasad, J. Challenge to a compromise decree dated 17.04.2025 of the II Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Anekal via certiorari under Articles 226/227. Court relied on Triloki Nath Singh vs. Anirudh Singh (D) Thr. Lrs & Ors., (2020) 6 SCC 629: a person questioning the lawfulness of a compromise decree must approach the same Court which recorded it. Petition disposed of with liberty to approach the Competent Authority. Keywords: compromise decree, proper forum, writ jurisdiction, certiorari, alternative remedy, Articles 226 and 227, disposal with liberty.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of; liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the Competent Authority (per the Court's opinion, the same Court which recorded the compromise decree) for appropriate relief, in accordance with law, if so advised.