https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199949 A compromise decree requiring a party to vacate by a fixed date, coupled with a recorded undertaking, may be construed as an undertaking to the Court where the surrounding terms show it was meant to support the court-sanctioned settlement rather than create a merely private promise. Continued occupation beyond the stipulated date, without actual delivery of possession, amounted to breach; alleged tender by letters under certificate of posting did not displace the factual finding of non-compliance. On that construction, the breach constituted contempt and attracted punishment by fine with default simple imprisonment. en-us Fri, 14 Jun 1963 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:42:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199949 A compromise decree requiring a party to vacate by a fixed date, coupled with a recorded undertaking, may be construed as an undertaking to the Court where the surrounding terms show it was meant to support the court-sanctioned settlement rather than create a merely private promise. Continued occupation beyond the stipulated date, without actual delivery of possession, amounted to breach; alleged tender by letters under certificate of posting did not displace the factual finding of non-compliance. On that construction, the breach constituted contempt and attracted punishment by fine with default simple imprisonment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Jun 1963 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199949