The Supreme Court of India has held that a compromise decree passed without the signatures of a party or the express written authorization of their advocate is legally unsustainable under Order XXIII Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh dismissed a civil
Compromise Decree Based Solely on Counsel’s Consent Without Client’s Authorisation Is Unsustainable: Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal
