https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469100 Section 89 CPC and section 69-A of the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act, 1955 are beneficial provisions aimed at encouraging settlement outside court and reducing judicial burden. A purposive and liberal construction was applied to avoid an unjust distinction between court-referred settlements and privately negotiated settlements later accepted by the court. On that interpretation, refund of court fee is not limited to settlements reached through court reference under section 89; it also extends to legally arrived at private out-of-court settlements. The equality concern under Article 14 supported this reading. en-us Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469100 Section 89 CPC and section 69-A of the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act, 1955 are beneficial provisions aimed at encouraging settlement outside court and reducing judicial burden. A purposive and liberal construction was applied to avoid an unjust distinction between court-referred settlements and privately negotiated settlements later accepted by the court. On that interpretation, refund of court fee is not limited to settlements reached through court reference under section 89; it also extends to legally arrived at private out-of-court settlements. The equality concern under Article 14 supported this reading. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469100