Decree Holder Cannot Defeat Compromise or Trigger Execution by Refusing to Accept Judgment Debtor’s Cheque: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has delivered an important judgment clarifying the law relating to satisfaction of a compromise decree under Order 21 Rule 1 Civil Procedure Code and Order 21 Rule 2 Civil Procedure Code. The court held that a decree holder cannot frustrate the execution of a compromise decree by deliberately refusing to accept or encash cheques lawfully tendered by the judgment debtor. The judgment was delivered by…