A two-judge bench dismissed writ petitions filed by tenants challenging a Lok Adalat Award. The court held that such awards are challengeable only on the ground of fraud and rejected the petitioner's ground regarding variance with compromise terms.
Writ petitions dismissed; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, also dismissed.
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3The Hon’ble Sri Justice V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN
and The Hon’ble Sri Justice M. GANGA RAO
+ WRIT PETITION No.654 and 876 OF 2018
% Date:05.01.2018
Between:
W.P. No.654 of 2018:
Mettela Guravaiah W/ o.Narasimhulu, Hindu, aged about 60 years, Business, R/ o.D.No.41-20/ 3-21, Valuri Vari Strieet, Krishna Lanka, Vijayawada.
… Petitioner
Vs.
$ The Presiding Officer, Lok Adalat, Rep. by its Members, Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh and another.
... Respondents
W.P. No.876 of 2018:
% Mettela Sridevi W/ o.Peda Guravaiah, Hindu, aged about 50 years, Business, R/ o.D.No.41-20/ 3-21, Valuri Vari Strieet, Krishna Lanka, Vijayawada.
… Petitioner Vs.
$ The Presiding Officer, Lok Adalat, Rep. by its Members, Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh and another.
... Respondents
! Counsel for Petitioners : Sri M.V.S. Sarma ^ Counsel for Respondents : None < Gist : > Head Note : ? Cases Referred : Nil
VRS,J & MGR,J WP No.654 & 876 of 2018
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HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN
AND
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE M. GANGA RAO
WRIT PETITION Nos.654 and 876 OF 2018
COMMON ORDER: (per V. Ramasubramanian, J)
The tenant of a Commercial Building, who successfully avoided eviction for a period of 12 years from the year 2006 from the Court of first instance up to the High Court, has come up with the above writ petition challenging a Lok Adalat Award where the landlord was forced to agree to certain things at the stage of execution.
VRS,J & MGR,J WP No.654 & 876 of 2018
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thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand dismissed.
No order as to costs.
_____________________ V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, J
_______________
M. GANGA RAO, J
January 05, 2018 KTL
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a Lok Adalat Award can be challenged on grounds other than fraud when the award varies from the compromise terms.
Whether the petitioner can challenge a Lok Adalat Award based on alleged disagreement with the terms of the compromise reached during execution proceedings.
Mettela Guravaiah
Mettela Sridevi
The Presiding Officer, Lok Adalat
V. Ramasubramanian
M. Ganga Rao
As recorded by the court registry
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