1 fa-1478-08 mgn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, CIVIL JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 1478 OF 2008 Pramod Hukumichand Bafna ..Appellant Vs. Kisan Raghu Pathare ..Respondent Mr. R.D. Soni i/b. M/s.Ram & Co., for the Appellant. Mr. Nitin Dhumal, for respondent. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE: 15th September, 2010. P.C. 1. This appeal arises from the judgment and decree dated 1st April, 2008 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Pune, in Special Civil Suit No.546 of 2009. The suit was partly allowed and the defendant was directed to pay a sum of Rs.1,01,000/- to the plaintiff with interest at the rate of 18% per annum from 15th December, 2005 till realisation of the amount and the decree has been challenged by the plaintiffs. 2. During the pendency of this appeal the parties negotiated and have been successful in arriving at a settlement. The terms of the settlement 2 fa-1478-08 have been reduced in writing as “Minutes of Order”. The judgment debtor, respondent No.1 is present in the Court. The settlement terms have been signed by both the plaintiffs as well as the defendant and their respective learned Advocates. The defendant has verified the settlement terms in the Court and stated that he understood them and he is satisfied by the settlement terms. 3. The minutes of order is marked as “X” for identification and the learned Counsel for the parties pray for the decree in terms of the minutes of the order. We are satisfied that the terms of the settlement are just and reasonable. 4. Hence the appeal is partly allowed in terms of the minutes of order and Special Civil Suit No.546 of 2006 stands decreed accordingly. The registry is directed to issue a fresh decree in terms of the minutes of order. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)