Once Court-Annexed Mediation Ends In Signed Settlement, Party Cannot Withdraw Consent On Mere Change Of Mind: Jharkhand High Court

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8 Aug 2026 11:20 AM IST

  • Once Court-Annexed Mediation Ends In Signed Settlement, Party Cannot Withdraw Consent On Mere Change Of Mind: Jharkhand High Court

    The Jharkhand High Court has held that a settlement reached through court-annexed mediation, reduced into writing and signed by the parties, cannot be unilaterally withdrawn merely because one party later changes their mind. The Court held that the right to withdraw exists only during the mediation process and not after a binding settlement has been executed.A Division Bench of Justice...

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