Supreme Court of India

Compack Enterprises India (p) Ltd. v. Beant Singh

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Bench Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran JJ.
Decided 17 February 2021

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the intention of the compromise between the parties was that there should be a 10% increase in mesne profits every alternate year.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Decree – Consent decree – Review of – Suit for possession and mesne profits filed by respondent against petitioner – Petitioner disputed the area in its possession – Trial court held that this issue had been settled by High Court in an earlier litigation between the parties and thus, the same cannot be re-opened – Mesne profits granted – Cross-appeals for reduction/enhancement thereof – High Court passed consent decree – Petitioner filed review contending that terms of the consent decree were recorded incorrectly – Dismissed – In challenge to the judgment in cross appeals and the review…

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