S.Vijayalakshmi Vs P.Rajan — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

S.Vijayalakshmi Vs P.Rajan — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Both Civil Miscellaneous Appeals (CMA Nos. 1912 and 2304 of 2025) decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 11.06.2026, which shall form part of the decree; no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether to take on record the Settlement Agreement dated 11.06.2026 reached through mediation between the appellant and the respondent, and decree the Civil Miscellaneous Appeals in terms of that Agreement.

Court's answer

In view of the mediation outcome, the Settlement Agreement dated 11.06.2026 was taken on record and both Civil Miscellaneous Appeals (CMA Nos. 1912 and 2304 of 2025) were decreed in terms of the said Settlement Agreement.

Ratio / Principle

The Settlement Agreement dated 11.06.2026 shall form part of the decree.

Key takeaways

No order as to costs was made, and the connected miscellaneous petition (CMP No. 19494 of 2025) was closed consequentially.ratio¶29

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (C.V. Karthikeyan J., author; bench incl. K. Rajasekar J.), decision dated 22-06-2026, in CMA Nos. 1912 and 2304 of 2025 (& CMP No. 19494 of 2025). Both appeals, filed under Section 19 of Family Court Act, 1984 by S. Vijayalakshmi against the Judgement and Decretal order dated 09.04.2025 of the II Addl. Principal Judge, Family Court, Chennai, in HMOP No. 588 of 2022 and in I.A. No. 2 of 2024 within that H.M.O.P., were disposed of by consent: following a report dated 12.06.2026 from the Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre, the Settlement Agreement dated 11.06.2026 between the appellant and the respondent (both present with their counsel and having signed it) was taken on record after the parties confirmed their awareness of its terms and participation in the mediation. The Appeals were decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement, which shall form part of the decree; there was no order as to costs and the connected miscellaneous petition was closed.

CMA Nos. 1912 and 2304 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22-06-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V. KARTHIKEYAN

AND

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR CMA Nos. 1912 and 2304 of 2025 & CMP No. 19494 of 2025

S. Vijayalakshmi D/o. M. Seenivel

..Appellant in both CMAs

Vs

P. Rajan S/o. K. Paulraj

..Respondent in both CMAs

CMA No. 1912 of 2025: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 19 of Family Court Act, 1984 to set aside the Judgement and Decretal order dated 09.04.2025 passed by the II Addl. Principal Judge Family Court at Chennai in HMOP No.588 of 2022.

CMA No. 2304 of 2025 : Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 19 of the Family Court Act, 1984 to set aside the Judgement and Decretal order dated 09.04.2025 passed by the II Addl. Principal Family Court Judge at Chennai in I.A.No. 2 of 2024 H.M.O.P. No. 588 of 2022.

For Appellant(s): in both Appeals

Ms. R.Revathi

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CMA Nos. 1912 and 2304 of 2025

For Respondent(s): Mr.M.Karthikeyan in both Appeals

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was made by C.V.Karthikeyan J.)

A report dated 12.06.2026 has been received from Tamil Nadu Mediation

and Conciliation Centre forwarding a Settlement Agreement effected through mediation between the appellant and the respondent.

The agreement is dated 11.06.2026. Today, the appellant and the

respondent and their respective counsel are present. They have all signed the said Settlement Agreement.

Heard the appellant and the respondent who are present before this Court. They stated that they are aware of the terms of the Settlement Agreement and that they participated in the mediation proceedings.

In view of the same, Settlement Agreement dated 11.06.2026 is taken on record and the Civil Miscellaneous Appeals are decreed in terms of the said Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Agreement shall form part of the decree.

There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

(C.V.K.,J.) (K.R.S.,J.) 22-06-2026

Index: Yes/No Neutral Citation: Yes/No gpa

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CMA Nos. 1912 and 2304 of 2025

C.V.KARTHIKEYAN J. AND K.RAJASEKAR J.

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CMA Nos. 1912 and 2304 of 2025

22-06-2026

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