D. Subba Rao v. D. Sadashiva Rao

Supreme Court of India · 15 May 2018
Kurian Joseph; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 5209 OF 2018
2018 INSC 516
civil appeal_allowed Procedural

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The Supreme Court disposed of a long-pending civil appeal by incorporating a mediation-based settlement into its judgment, emphasizing the importance of amicable dispute resolution.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 5209 OF 2018
[@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NOS. 17905 OF 2012]
D.SUBBA RAO (D) BY LRS. & ORS. Appellant(s)
VERSUS
D. SADASHIVA RAO & ORS. Respondent(s)
JUDGMENT
KURIAN, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellants approached this Court, aggrieved by the Judgment and Decree dated 10.01.2012 in Regular First Appeal No. 681 of 2005 on the file of the Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka.

3. Finding that there is a possibility of settlement, this Court requested the parties to explore the possibility of an amicable settlement, to which they willingly agreed. Accordingly, they were referred to the Bangalore Mediation Center. The Bangalore Mediation Center has forwarded a report dated 17.04.2018 along with Memorandum of Settlement dated 16.04.2018, duly signed by the Power of Attorney Holders of the parties. We find that the disputes between the parties have been settled. The 2018 INSC 516 Memorandum of Settlement shall form part of this Judgment.

4. The parties are directed to strictly abide by the terms of the settlement. We record our deep appreciation for the cooperation extended by the parties as well as by the learned mediator for putting an end to a litigation which had crossed its silver jubilee.

5. In view of the above, the appeal is disposed of ........................ J. [ KURIAN JOSEPH ] ....................... J. [ MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR ] New Delhi; May 15, 2018. ITEM NO.41 COURT NO.5 SECTION IV-A S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 17905 OF 2012 D.SUBBA RAO(D) BY LRS.. & ORS. Appellant(s)

VERSUS

JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH HON'BLE MR.

JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR For Appellant(s) Mr. S. N. Bhat, AOR Mr. Priyank Jain, Adv. Mr. Ravi Panwar, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. A. Raghunath, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Leave granted. The appeal is disposed of in terms of the signed non-reportable Judgment. Pending Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand disposed of. (JAYANT KUMAR ARORA) (RENU DIWAN)