Execution of decree before ascertainment of costs
Full Text
Where any such High Court considers it necessary that a decree passed in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction should be executed before the amount of the costs incurred in the suit can be ascertained by taxation, the Court may order that the decree shall be executed forthwith, except as to so much thereof as relates to the costs; and, as to so much thereof as relates to the costs, that the decree may be executed as soon as the amount of the costs shall be ascertained by taxation.
Plain English Summary
Section 118 enables a High Court exercising original civil jurisdiction to order immediate, partial execution of a substantive decree forthwith, while deferring execution regarding costs until such costs are formally taxed and quantified.
Key Legal Elements
- Original Civil Jurisdiction Application: Pertains specifically to decrees passed on the Original Side of High Courts.
- Immediate Execution of Substantive Relief: Decree can be executed forthwith regarding property, damages, or debts.
- Deferral of Costs: Postpones execution of the costs component until formally ascertained through taxation.
Practical Note
Bifurcated Execution & Taxation of Costs on Original Side: In High Courts with Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction (e.g. Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi), assessment of legal costs is conducted through a formal ministerial process called 'Taxation of Costs' by the Taxing Master. Because taxation can take months, Section 118 prevents judgment-debtors from delaying substantive decree satisfaction (e.g. vacating premises or delivering goods) under the pretext that the total costs bill has not yet been taxed.
हिंदी पाठ
जहाँ कोई ऐसा उच्च न्यायालय यह आवश्यक समझता है कि उसकी आरंभिक सिविल अधिकारिता के प्रयोग में पारित किसी डिक्री का निष्पादन इसके पूर्व किया जाना चाहिए कि वाद में उपगत खर्चों की रकम का कर-निर्धारण (taxation) द्वारा अभिनिश्चय किया जा सके, वहाँ न्यायालय आदेश दे सकेगा कि वह डिक्री, सिवाय उसके जितने भाग का संबंध खर्चों से है, तत्काल निष्पादित की जाएगी; और जहाँ तक उसका संबंध खर्चों से है, वह डिक्री उस समय निष्पादित की जा सकेगी जब खर्चों की रकम का कर-निर्धारण द्वारा अभिनिश्चय कर लिया जाए।