In Brief
Sudhir Kumar Jain challenged a Lok Adalat award that had settled Original Suit No. 68 of 2010 between other parties. The High Court dismissed his challenge, holding that as he was neither a party to the suit nor the settlement, he lacked standing as an aggrieved party. The Supreme Court found that the core settlement issue was already pending before the High Court in a related petition where both sides were present. It set aside the High Court's judgment and remitted the matter to the High Court for consolidated consideration alongside the pending petition, allowing full adjudication of the locus standi and settlement questions."
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