The High Court of Himachal Pradesh, presided over by Justice Romesh Verma, has ruled that once a party has accepted the monetary consideration agreed upon in a mediation settlement, they cannot unilaterally back out or reopen the civil suit. Dismissing a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the court emphasized that
A Litigant Cannot Approbate and Reprobate After Accepting Benefits of a Mediation Settlement: Himachal Pradesh High Court
