Supreme Court of India
The High Court of Judicature at Madras Rep. by its Registrar General v. M.C. Subramaniam and Ors.
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Resultantly Section 69-A of the 1955 Act, would require that these provisions cover all methods of out-of-court dispute settlement between parties that the Court subsequently finds to have been legally arrived at.
Judgment, page 8
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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s.89 – Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act, 1955 – s.69- – Parties entering into a private out of court settlement for resolving the controversy between them outside the modes contemplated under s.89 and seeking permission to withdraw suit and also refund of court fees – Refund of court fees – Permissibility of – Held: The purpose of s.69- is to reward parties who have chosen to withdraw their litigations in favour of more conciliatory dispute settlement mechanisms, thus saving the time and resources of the Court, by enabling them to claim refund of the…
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