Supreme Court of India

KRISHNA KUMAR OJHA & ORS. versus JITENDRA CHAUDHARY & ORS.

2026 INSC 662

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 8739/2026
Judgment date
2026-07-01
Petitioner / appellant
KRISHNA KUMAR OJHA & ORS.
Respondent
JITENDRA CHAUDHARY & ORS.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 662
Other citation
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 504
CNR
ESCR010002122026
Bench / judges
N KOTISWAR SINGH, SANJAY KAROL
Author judge
N KOTISWAR SINGH
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Dismissed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Whether the compromise as accepted by the Civil Court on 22.02.1994 was in accordance with Or.XXIII r.3 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 or not.

Headnote excerpt

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.XXIII r.3 – The plaintiff filed a partition suit, including, present respondent, seeking 1/4th share in the total property of common ancestor – During the pendency thereof, a compromise petition was filed by the plaintiffs and defendants ‘jointly’ which was accepted by Sub-Judge-01 Muzaffarpur vide order dated 22.02.1994 – Pursuant

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