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Patna High Court

Kumari AmarpaliversusSatya Narain Kumar @ Satyanarayan Kumar

Decided
Disposal
DISPOSED

Holding

The petition is disposed in terms of the settlement mutually agreed upon by the parties before the mediator.

Summary

Kumari Amarpali filed a petition against Satya Narain Kumar in the Patna High Court. The Court, after considering a possible settlement, referred the matter to a Mediation Centre where both parties appeared. During mediation, the parties reached a mutually agreed settlement, which was recorded by the mediator in their presence. The learned counsel for both sides submitted that the dispute had been resolved and requested disposal of the application. The Court accepted the settlement, ordered the application to be disposed in terms of the agreement, and allowed the parties to proceed as per the settlement.

Issues considered

  • What is the appropriate disposition of the petition when the parties have reached a settlement through mediation?

Subjects

  • mediation
  • settlement
  • civil procedure
  • dispute resolution
  • high court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                             Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2287 of 2024
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                 Kumari Amarpali daughter of Shri Shankar Prasad, resident of village and
                 P.O.- Kanhauli Bazar, Via- Bhutahi, P.S.- Kanhauli, District- Sitamarhi, Pin
                 Code - 843317.

                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
                 Satya Narain Kumar @ Satyanarayan Kumar Son of Nathuni Sah Village-
                 Ruhellaganj Kadirabad, P.S.- LNMU, Dist. - Darbhanga.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr.Pramod Rajpati, Adv.
                                               Ms. Durga Kumari, Adv.
                                               Ms. Sama Akhtar, Adv.
                                               Ms. Parishmita Bora, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :    Mr.Vinay Kumar Mishra, Adv.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

6   09-01-2026                   Mr. Pramod Rajpati, learned Advocate for the

                   petitioner and Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, learned Advocate for

                   the opposite party unanimously submitted            at the Bar that on

                   the last occasion, this Court having considered the possibility of

                   settlement between the parties, referred the matter to the

                   Mediation Centre, where parties had entered their appearance.

                   Good sense prevailed and they have resolved the dispute on the

                   terms and conditions, as has been recorded by the learned

                   Mediator, in presence of the parties.

                                 2. In view of the fair submissions advanced by the

                   learned Advocates for the respective parties, the present
           Patna High Court MJC No.2287 of 2024(6) dt.09-01-2026
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                     application stands disposed of in terms with the settlement

                     mutually agreed upon by them before the learned Mediator.

                                  3. Parties are at liberty to proceed in terms with the

                     settlement arrived at before the learned Mediator.



                                                 (Harish Kumar, J)
Anjani/-

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