Sr. No. Date i % Orders %09-07-2003 Present: * Mr.V.K-MaMiija,Sr.Advocatewith Mr.Al£shayM^ijafor the plaintiff dong with plaintiffin person. Mr.A.S.Chandhiok,Sr.Advocatewith Mr.Shyam Sharma and Mr.Manish Kohli for defendants Nos.2(a) to 2(c) along with defendant No.2(a) in person. Mr.S.K.Bhaduri for defendants Nos.3 and 4 along with defendants Nos.3 and.4 in perM)n. +1A 6931/03 in S.2391/93 This is an q)plicationmovedby defendantNo.2(a),whohappens to be the mother and natural guardian of defendants Nos.2(b) and (.c). Permissionis soughtby defendantNo.2(a)tocon^romisethepre^nt suit on behalf of the minor children Ms.Mehar Kohli and Master Sumer K(Ali widi the plaintiffand otherdefendants. The presentsuitis asuitfor partition,which is beingcompromisedbetweentheparties. TTieplaintiffand defendantsNos-3& 4 happento be three sisters,who are beinggivai a sum of Rs.lO lacs eachin terms of settlement and as a result of the said payment, the plaintiff aiid defendantsNos.3 & 4 are not claiming any share in die suit property. It is stated before me diat defendant No.l and family of die decea^d brodier MandeepSingh Kohli, namelySmLTejinderKohli, defendantNo.2(a)and the minors Ms.Mehar Kohli and Master Sumer Kohli are left as die absolute ownersoftheproperty. With a view toprotecttheinterestsof the saidminors, defendantNo.2(a)had depositeda sum of Rs,10 lacs widi UTI BankLimitied, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi. Learned Senior Counsel Mr.A.S.Chandhiok,on instructionsfrom Mrs.TejinderKohli, submits that with a view to further protect the interests of die minors, an additional sum of Rs.l4 lacs making it a SHRI SHYAM SALES 02-03 Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Signature Not Verified Sr. No. i Date Orders total of Rs.24 lacs ^all be deposited with the UTl Bank, Lajpat Nagar and the said amount shall be retained in fixed deposit till majority of defendants Nos.2(b) and 2(c). By dqjosit of the additional amount, in ny view, interests of the two minors are aifficiently protected. Even otherwise defendant No.2(a) being the mother and natural guardian has no interests adverse to that of minors. The application is allowed aibject to defendant No.2(a) filing a photocopy of die fixed deposit receipt of Rs.l2 lacs each in die name of two minors Ms.Mdiar KoWi and Master Sumer Kohli. S.2391/93 & lA 6930A)3 StatenKnts of die parties have been separately recorded. The coiiq)romiseapplication. ExhibitC1 is signed by the jmrtiesand their respective counsel. The plaintiff and defendants Nos,3 & 4 have received a sum of Rs.10 lacs each in terms of die settlement and do not claim any interest or share in the suit property. The parties shall be bound by die terms of the settlement, as recorded in Exhibit Cl. Defendant No.2(a) has entered into a settlement on bdialf of herself and her two minor children. A sum of Rs.24 lacs has been directedto be keptfor die minorsin fixed deposittill their majority. Thesuit is decreedin terms of ExhibitCL The mere factum of die aiit being decreedin terms of ExhibitCl siiall not tantamountto waiver or dischargefrom liatality for payment of any statutory duty, levies or taxesetc. The suit anddie applicationstanddecidedof accordingly. July 9, 2003. SHRI SHYAM SALES 02-0a3ss nmohan Sann,