Topic: Condonation of Delay

Stranger to Consent Decree Can Appeal With Leave: Supreme Court in Girishbhai Natwarlal Patel v. Gautam Punjabhai Palkhiwala [2026 INSC 1177]

Supreme Court holds that the bar under Section 96(3) read with Order XXIII Rules 3 and 3A CPC binds only parties to a compromise; a non-party with a legally cognisable interest may appeal against a consent decree with leave. Gujarat High Court's leave, condonation of 11-year delay and injunction upheld.