Bombay High Court
KARAN NITIN BHISE AND 2 ORSversusADITI SATISH KHADSE
- Disposal
- Disposed of
Holding
The Court accepted the parties' settlement as an undertaking, ordered each to pay Rs.25,000 to the Bar Association, and disposed of the application.
Summary
The High Court of Bombay at Goa heard a joint application by Karan Nitin Bhise and others and Aditi Satish Khadse, who had been involved in multiple matrimonial litigations. Both parties confirmed that they have amicably resolved all disputes and that the pending matrimonial petition before the Judicial Magistrate was disposed of by mutual consent. They undertook to make no further claims against each other regarding movable or immovable property and to refrain from instituting any further proceedings. The Court treated their statements as an undertaking, accepted the settlement, and ordered each party to pay Rs.25,000 to the Goa High Court Bar Association as costs for the time wasted. The application was consequently disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the parties' settlement can be treated as an undertaking to the Court
- Whether the Court may impose costs on both parties for causing substantial waste of judicial time
Subjects
- matrimonial dispute
- settlement
- court costs
- undertaking
- family law
- civil procedure
Judgment
2026:BHC-GOA:1953
2 CRMA 81 2026
vinita
IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NO.81 OF 2026
WITH
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.237 OF 2023 (F),
CRIMINAL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.666 OF 2023 (F)
CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NO.81 OF 2026
KARAN NITIN BHISE AND 2 ORS ... APPLICANT
Versus
ADITI SATISH KHADSE ... RESPONDENTS
WITH
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.237 OF 2023 (F)
ADITI SATISH KHADSE ... PETITIONER
Versus
KARAN BHISE AND 3 ORS ... RESPONDENTS
WITH
CRIMINAL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.666 OF 2023 (F)
ADITI KHADSE ... PETITIONER
Versus
KARAN BHISE ... RESPONDENT
Mr Bhushan Joshi, Advocate for the Applicants.
Mr. Rui Alberto Gomes Pereira, Advocate for the Respondent.
Applicant and Respondent present through VC.
CORAM:- AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, J.
DATED :- 28th September, 2026
P.C.
1. Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the Respondent.
2. The parties have jointly filed the application and the undertaking,
which are taken on record. The compliance statement and
undertaking, duly signed by the Applicant and the Respondent, are
also taken on record.
3. The Applicant and the Respondent, who were involved in multiple
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litigation arising out of their matrimonial dispute, have amicably
resolved all their disputes. The parties have complied with all the
directions issued by this Court pursuant to the orders dated
04.09.2026 and 05.08.2026.
4. Learned Counsel appearing for the parties also informed this
Court that the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class at Mapusa
has disposed of Matrimonial Petition No. 113/2022 by mutual
consent of the parties. Thus, the proceedings which were pending
between the parties before various Courts have already been
disposed of in terms of the settlement arrived at between the
parties.
5. In view thereof, today, the Applicant and the Respondent are
personally present before this Court through video conferencing.
They have again confirmed that no dispute subsists between them.
They have stated that, henceforth, they shall not have any claims
against each other in respect of any movable or immovable
properties. They further stated that they shall not institute any
proceedings against each other before any Court or authority in
respect of their dissolved marriage or the subject matter of
proceedings already disposed of under the settlement arrived at
between them.
6. The Applicant and the Respondent have also stated that they
unconditionally withdraw all allegations made by them against
each other in the proceedings initiated by them. The Applicant and
the Respondent have submitted that the statements made by them
before this Court be treated as an undertaking to this Court.
7. Accordingly, the statements made by the Applicant and the
Respondent are treated as an undertaking to this Court and are
accepted as such.
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8. However, considering the fact that the Applicant and the
Respondent adopted multiple proceedings and the substantial
time of the Court was wasted, there shall be costs payable by both
the parties in the following manner:-
(i) The Applicant shall pay a sum of Rs.25,000/- to the Goa High
Court Bar Association within a period of one week. The
Respondent shall pay a sum of Rs.25,000/- to the High Court
Bar Association within a period of one week from today. The
Bank Details of the Goa High Court Bar Association are as
follows:
Name:- The Goa High Court Bar Association
Bank:- Bank of India, Dempo House, Post Box No. 291,
Campal, Panjim - Goa
Account No.:- 100710100010906
IFSC Code:- BKID0001020
MICR Code:- 403013004
9. In view of the above, nothing further survives for consideration
in the present application. The application stands disposed of in
the aforesaid terms.
10. This order will be digitally signed by the Private
Secretary/Personal Assistant of this Court. All concerned will act
on production by fax or email of a digitally signed copy of this
order.
AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, J.
Signed by: VINITA VIKAS NAIK
Designation: Private Secretary
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Date: 01/10/2026 15:06:21
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