THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR GENERAL versus M.C. SUBRAMANIAM AND ORS.
Section 89 CPC and Section 69-A of the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act, 1955 must be interpreted purposively and liberally to cover all methods of out-of-court dispute settlement that the Court subsequently finds to have been legally arrived at, and therefore a party who privately settles and withdraws the appeal is entitled to refund of court fees; SLPs dismissed and High Court order directing refund upheld.
Source excerpt
- Section 89 cpc
- Section 69-a tamil nadu court fees and suit valuation act, 1955
- Refund of court fees
- Purposive interpretation
- Out-of-court settlement
- Mediation