Supreme Court Criticizes High Court for Overturning Lok Adalat's Compromise-Based Order on Property Partition Suit.

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....Validity of order of Lok Adalat based on mutual compromise - High court set aside the order of Lok Adalat -Suit for partition and separate possession of property - The High Court's decision to set aside the order of the Lok Adalat, without entering into a discussion as to the findings in such order, cannot be sustained. - Such decision of the High Court runs contrary to established principles of law which seek to protect the sanctity and finality of orders based on a compromise or consent between parties - SC....