O.23 R.3A CPC Doesn't Bar Proceedings Instituted By Non-Party Challengers Of Compromise Decrees If They Don't Claim Any Rights: Jammu Kashmir High Court

In a significant ruling, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has delivered a detailed judgment on a civil revision case (CR No.33/2022) concerning Order 23 Rule 3-A of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC). The case, titled Gulam Nabi Khanday & Ors. vs. Mushtaq Ahmad & Others, dealt with the question of whether a party not connected to a compromise decree could challenge it under the said rule.…