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Section 48Procedural

Execution barred in certain cases (Repealed)

Full Text

[Repealed by the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963), s. 28 (w.e.f. 1-1-1964).]

Plain English Summary

Section 48, which previously imposed a 12-year maximum time limit on the execution of certain civil decrees, was repealed by Section 28 of the Limitation Act, 1963, and replaced by Article 136 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963.

Key Legal Elements

  • Repealed by Section 28 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (w.e.f. 1-1-1964).
  • Substituted by Article 136 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (12-year execution limitation period).

Practical Note

Repeal Note: The 12-year outer limitation period originally housed in Section 48 CPC is now embodied in Article 136 of the Limitation Act, 1963, which governs execution petitions for any decree (other than mandatory injunctions) from the date it becomes enforceable.

हिंदी पाठ

[परिसीमा अधिनियम, 1963 (1963 का 36) की धारा 28 द्वारा (1-1-1964 से) निरसित।]

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