2015 (2) TMI 1250
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....t : Mr. H.P.Sahu, Advocate JUDGMENT In the above captioned two petitions, petitioner has filed complaints under Section 138 of The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, which is said to have been mediated upon and according to petitioner, respondent- accused has failed to honour the mediated settlement of 26th July, 2013 and came up with an application for reconsideration after three months of med....
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....10) 8 SCC 24 to contend that mediated settlement is to be honoured and is not to be defeated in the manner as has been done by trial court vide impugned order. Learned counsel for respondents had submitted that although signatures of authorized representative of respondent on the mediated settlement are not denied but he had no instructions to agree to the terms of the settlement as reflected in ....
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....the unambiguous language of Section 21 of the Act, every award of the Lok Adalat shall be deemed to be a decree of a civil court and as such it is executable by that court. (2) The Act does not make out any such distinction between the reference made by a civil court and a criminal court. (3) There is no restriction on the power of the Lok Adalat to pass an award based on the compromise arrive....