1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE 2026 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL & SMT. ARCHANA K.M., MEMBER R.F.A.No. 622/2021 (MV) (Lok Adalat No.1804/2026) BETWEEN M/S J.M. ASSOCIATES, NO.9/10, GROUND FLOOR, PRESTIGE TOWERS, RESIDENCY ROAD, BENGALURU-560025 REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER, SRI.MOHAMMED MERAJ ... APPELLANT (BY SRI. M.Y.LOKESHA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHASHIREKHA K Location: High Court of Karnataka 2 AND SRI. ASLAM ZACKRIA SAIT, S/O LATE HASHIM SAIT, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT MARTELLO BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR, 6/4 MUSCUM ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. ... RESPONDENT (BY SRI. JANARDHANA G., ADVOCATE) THIS RFA FILED U/S 96 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 08.05.2020 PASSED IN OS.NO.4176/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE LVI ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU, PARTLY DECREEING THE SUIT FOR RECOVERY OF MONEY. THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED. 3 CONCILIATION ORDER This appeal is filed challenging the judgment and decree dated 08.05.2020 in OS.No.4176/2016 by the Court of LVI Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru. 2. The matter is placed before the Lok- Adalat. 3. The parties have filed a joint memo, the terms of the joint memo read as follows; 1.The Appellant has agreed to settle the suit claim for Rs. 48,00,000/- (Rupees Forty Eight Lakh Only) out of which he has deposited Rs. 35,00,000/- ( Rupees Thirty Five Lakh Only) and has no objection to release the same amount with accrued interest, which is the deposited amount to the Respondent. 2. The Appellant has further agreed to pay the balance amount towards the agreed amount on or before 31st March 2026. The Respondent has also agreed for this settlement and according this amount would be towards the full satisfaction of the decreed amount and there are no further claims against the Appellant. 3. Since both of them have Settled the matter before the Lok Adalat, the full Court fee paid by the Appellant may be ordered to be refunded to the Respondent, which will be added to the main amount due to the Respondent . The Respondent has no objection for the same. 4. Similarly the Respondent has with an intention to resolve the dispute amicably and give maximum benefit to the Appellant the Court fee paid by the Respondent in O.S 4176/2016 before the LVI Additional City Civil and Session Judge Bengaluru may be ordered to be refunded. The Appellant has no objection for the refund of the Court fee to Respondent. 5. In view of this present settlement, the Respondent will withdraw the execution petition being Ex.P.No 1665/2020 by furnishing a copy of this Settlement. 4 6. In the event of default committed by the Appellant for the payment of the balance amount, the Appellant undertakes that he will not alienate the “B” and “C” properties until the balance amount is cleared in terms of this settlement and if he continues to commit default the Respondent will have the option to proceed against him for the recovery of the said amount. The parties to this appeal have set their hands to this settlement before the Lok Adalat in the presence of Conciliators on this 14.03.2026 at Bengaluru Bench. In view of the aforesaid joint memo, the appeal is allowed in part. Impugned judgment and decree of the Trial Court is modified to the aforesaid extent. In view of the settlement of the dispute between the parties before the Lok-Adalat, the Registry shall take steps to refund the court fee paid by the appellants as per the joint memo. The Trial Court also shall refund the eligible court fee as per the joint memo after following due procedure. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER SRK