G.S. KAMALAN Vs. LATHIKA KARTHIKEYAN AND ORS

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Appeal (Civil), 3883 of 2016, Judgment Date: Apr 13, 2016

                                                              NON-REPORTABLE


                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION


                        CIVIL APPEAL NO.3883 OF 2016
                 (Arising out of SLP ( C) No. 17097 of 2011)


G.S.KAMALAN                                                     ...APPELLANT

                                   VERSU

LATHIKA KARTHIKEYAN AND ORS.                                  ...RESPONDENTS


                                    WITH

                     CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 3886-3888 OF 2016
              (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 14874-14876 of 2011)

                                    WITH

                     CIVIL APPEAL NOS.3889-3891 OF 2016
              (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 26318-26320 of 2011)


                               J U D G M E N T

       KURIAN,J.


1.          Leave granted.
2.          The appellants are before this Court for challenging the  common
judgment and decree dated 14.03.2011 in R.S.A.Nos. 415, 517 & 588  of  2003.
The litigation has a history of more  than  three  decades.   The  suit  for
partition was filed in the year 1980 and  when  the  matter  reached  before
this Court, the parties  were  referred  for  mediation  before  the  Kerala
Mediation Centre.
3           Thanks to the  cooperation  extended  by  the  parties  and  the
learned counsel appearing for the parties, it is  heartening  to  note  that
the parties  have  arrived  at  an  amicable  settlement.   Mr.  A.R.George,
Advocate, Mediator, Kerala Mediation Centre has submitted a  report  stating
that the disputes have  been
settled.  A Memorandum of Settlement also has been drawn up which  has  duly
been signed by the parties concerned.
4.           Therefore,  these  appeals  are  disposed  of   in   terms   of
Settlement dated 8th December, 2015 arrived at between the  parties  through
mediation before Kerala Mediation  Centre.   The  Memorandum  of  Settlement
dated 8th December,2015 will form part of the judgment of  this  Court.   We
record our appreciation for the efforts taken  by  the  learned  counsel  on
both sides and of the learned Mediator for assisting  the  parties  to  have
decades-long disputes settled  amicably  and  for  restoring  peace  in  the
family.

                                                          ................J.
                                                          [KURIAN JOSEPH]



                                                      ....................J.
                                                  [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN]
 NEW DELHI;
  APRIL 13, 2016