Bombay High Court

SMITA VIVEK BHURKAPALLE @ SWATI SONYABAPU CHAMEversusVIVEK RAMAKANT BHURKAPALLE

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

A compromise voluntarily entered into by the parties and verified by the registrar is binding, allowing the court to pass a decree in its terms and dispose of the appeals.

Summary

The parties voluntarily entered into compromise terms which were submitted to the court for verification. The Registrar (Judicial) examined the terms and confirmed that they were voluntarily agreed upon and identified the counsel of each party. Based on this verification, the High Court accepted the compromise and ordered that a decree be drawn in accordance with its terms. Consequently, Family Court Appeal No.9 of 2026 was disposed of. The court further held that, with the disposal of Appeal No.9, no issues remained in Family Court Appeal No.8 of 2026, which was also disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether a compromise voluntarily entered into by the parties and verified by the registrar is enforceable as a decree.
Whether the disposal of one family court appeal extinguishes any pending relief in a related appeal.

Subjects

Family Law
Compromise Decree
Appeal Disposal
Registrar Verification
Consent Decree

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42231-DB

                                                                            09.26FCA

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                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          901 FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.9 OF 2026

                             VIVEK RAMAKANT BHURKAPALLE
                                           VERSUS
                                SMITA VIVEK BHURKAPALLE
                                @ SWATI SONYABAPU CHAME
                                               ...
                           Advocate for Appellant : Mr.S.V.Gundre
                                               ...
                                             WITH
                          FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO. 8 OF 2026
                                               …
                                SMITA VIVEK BHURKAPALLE
                                @ SWATI SONYABAPU CHAME
                                           VERSUS
                             VIVEK RAMAKANT BHURKAPALLE
                                               ...
                 Advocate for the Appellant : Mr.A.B.Bhuse h/f. Mr.K.P.Rodge
                                               ...
                                    CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                   VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                      DATE      :    10.09.2026


                 P.C. :


                 1]         Vide   order   dated     9th   September,   2026,   the

                 compromise terms filed by the rival parties were sent to the

                 Registrar [Judicial] of this Court for verification. The report of

                 the Registrar [Judicial] dated 09.09.2026 is received. On

                 going through the said report, it appears that the parties had
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voluntarily entered into those compromise terms and they

were duly identified by their respective counsel.



2]         In view of the same, the consent terms are

accepted. Decree be drawn in terms of compromise. Family

Court Appeal No.9 of 2026 is accordingly disposed of.



3]         In view of disposal of FCA No. 9 of 2026, nothing

survives in another Appeal i.e. Family Court Appeal No.8 of

2026 and the same also stands disposed of.




[VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]            [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
        JUDGE                           JUDGE

DDC

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