https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=438481 A settlement recorded before a National Lok Adalat in a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act matter was treated as final and binding under Section 21 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, and the award was executable as a civil decree. Because the parties had signed and acted upon the settlement, and no permissible challenge was pursued on recognised grounds, the accused was barred from seeking permission under Section 145(2) of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The trial court was therefore wrong to allow that application, and the impugned orders were liable to be set aside. en-us Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:02:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=438481 A settlement recorded before a National Lok Adalat in a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act matter was treated as final and binding under Section 21 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, and the award was executable as a civil decree. Because the parties had signed and acted upon the settlement, and no permissible challenge was pursued on recognised grounds, the accused was barred from seeking permission under Section 145(2) of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The trial court was therefore wrong to allow that application, and the impugned orders were liable to be set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=438481