In Brief
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging a compromise decree from 2000 that divided disputed ancestral property among family members. The appellants sought to nullify the compromise decree, claiming it was made without their knowledge and deprived them of their share. The Court held that once a compromise decree is passed, it cannot be challenged by filing a fresh suit; the only remedy is filing a recall application before the original court. The Court also confirmed that property purchased from joint family funds is joint family property, regardless of whose name it is registered in. The appellants' suit was barred under procedural rules and the doctrine of res judicata.
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