Setting aside orders passed ex parte, etc.
Full Text
(1) The applicant, against whom an order is made under sub-rule (2) of rule 105 or the opposite party against whom an order is passed ex parte under sub-rule (3) of that rule or under sub-rule (1) of rule 23, may apply to the Court to set aside the order, and if he satisfies the Court that there was sufficient cause for his non-appearance when the application was called on for hearing, the Court shall set aside the order on such terms as to costs or otherwise as it thinks fit, and shall appoint a day for the further hearing of the application.
(2) No order shall be made on an application under sub-rule (1) unless notice of the application has been served on the other party.
(3) An application under sub-rule (1) shall be made within thirty days from the date of the order, or where, in the case of an ex parte order, the notice was not duly served, within thirty days from the date when the applicant had knowledge of the order.
Plain English Summary
Provides for restoration of execution applications dismissed for default and setting aside ex parte execution orders upon showing sufficient cause within a strict 30-day limitation window, to which Section 5 of the Limitation Act is inapplicable.
Key Legal Elements
- Restoration Remedy: Equivalent to Order IX Rule 9 and Rule 13 within execution proceedings.
- Sufficient Cause Standard: Proof of illness, train delay, or conflicting court engagement.
- Strict Thirty-Day Window (Sub-rule 3): 30 days from order date, or 30 days from knowledge if unserved.
- Limitation Act Section 5 Inapplicable: Supreme Court rule: delay cannot be condoned under Section 5!
Practical Note
The Dangerous 30-Day Trap of Order XXI Rule 106: 1. Landmark Precedent - Damodaran Pillai v. South Indian Bank Ltd. (2005) 7 SCC 300: The Supreme Court held that Section 5 of the Limitation Act does NOT apply to execution proceedings under Order XXI. Consequently, an application under Order XXI Rule 106(3) MUST be filed strictly within 30 days. If filed on day 31, the executing court has NO power or inherent jurisdiction under Section 151 to condone the delay, and the dismissal becomes irrevocable! 2. Absolute Rule for Advocates: Mark the 30-day limitation in execution restoration cases with red ink; never let day 30 expire.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) वह आवेदक, जिसके विरुद्ध नियम 105 के उप-नियम (2) के अधीन आदेश किया गया है (अदम पैरवी में खारिज), अथवा वह विपक्षी जिसके विरुद्ध उस नियम के उप-नियम (3) या नियम 23 के उप-नियम (1) के अधीन एकपक्षीय आदेश पारित किया गया है, आदेश को अपास्त (Set aside / बहाल) कराने के लिए न्यायालय को आवेदन कर सकेगा, और यदि वह न्यायालय का यह समाधान कर दे कि जब मामला पुकारा गया था तब उसके उपस्थित न होने का पर्याप्त हेतुक था, तो न्यायालय खर्चे की शर्तों पर आदेश को अपास्त करेगा और अगली सुनवाई नियत करेगा।
(2) दूसरे पक्षकार पर सूचना की तामील के बिना कोई आदेश नहीं किया जाएगा।
(3) उप-नियम (1) के अधीन आवेदन आदेश की तारीख से तीस दिन (30 days) के भीतर, अथवा एकपक्षीय आदेश की दशा में जहां सूचना की सम्यक तामील नहीं हुई थी वहां आदेश की जानकारी होने की तारीख से तीस दिन के भीतर किया जाएगा।