https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2021/02/22/parties-agreeing-to-out-of-court-settlement-without-judicial-intervention-under-section-89-cpc-cant-be-denied-benefit-of-refund-of-court-fees-they-are-even-more-deserving/
Parties agreeing to out-of-court settlement without judicial intervention under Section 89 CPC can’t be denied benefit of refund of court fees; they are “even more deserving”: Supreme Court