PoliticsPhoto: The HinduMadras HC Rules No Court Fee Refund if Settlement After Trial Starts
The Madras High Court ruled that litigants will not get a refund of court fees if their civil disputes are settled out of court after the trial has begun. Justice P.B. Balaji upheld the 2010 Afcons Infrastructure ruling over the 2021 Supreme Court M.C. Subramaniam case, stating that earlier coordinate bench decisions are binding unless referred to a larger bench.
The Hindu··Chennai




