ISSUE:
Whether the consent decree required registration under Section 17 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908?
Whether the respondents, being heirs from Smt. Jagno's parental side, were considered strangers, thereby invalidating the family settlement?
RULE:
A consent decree that acknowledges or confirms a pre-existing right arising from a family settlement does not require registration under Section 17 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908.
Additionally, heirs from a married woman's parental side are not deemed strangers concerning succession matters under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, allowing for valid family settlements with such heirs.