Application for execution by transferee of decree
Full Text
Where a decree or, if a decree has been passed jointly in favour of two or more persons, the interest of any decree-holder in the decree is transferred by assignment in writing or by operation of law, the transferee may apply for execution of the decree to the Court which passed it; and the decree may be executed in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as if the application were made by such decree-holder: Provided that, where the decree, or such interest as aforesaid, has been transferred by assignment, notice of such application shall be given to the transferor and the judgment-debtor, and the decree shall not be executed until the Court has heard their objections (if any) to its execution: Provided also that, where a decree for the payment of money against two or more persons has been transferred to one of them, it shall not be executed against the others.
Explanation.—Nothing in this rule shall affect the provisions of section 146, and a transferee of rights in the property, which is the subject matter of the suit, may apply for execution of the decree without a separate assignment of the decree as required by this rule.
Plain English Summary
Enables an assignee or legal transferee of a decree to apply for execution before the court of first instance, requiring mandatory notice to the transferor and judgment-debtor, while barring a co-judgment-debtor assignee from executing a money decree against fellow debtors.
Key Legal Elements
- Two Transfer Modes: Written deed of assignment, or operation of law (inheritance, insolvency, corporate merger).
- Mandatory Notice (Proviso 1): Notice to transferor and judgment-debtor is condition precedent.
- Bar on Co-Judgment-Debtor Assignment (Proviso 2): Prevents one debtor from buying the decree to oppress co-debtors (only contribution suit lies).
- Section 146 Explanation: Transferee of suit property can execute without formal decree assignment.
Practical Note
Assignment of Decrees in Daily Practice: 1. Notice is Mandatory: Execution taken out by an assignee without notice to the original decree-holder and judgment-debtor under the first proviso is illegal and void. 2. Explanation Power - Dhani Ram v. Lala Sri Ram (1980) 2 SCC 162: If a party purchases the suit house during or after the suit, they can apply for execution directly under Section 146 CPC read with the Explanation to Rule 16 without needing a stamped assignment of the decree.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां कोई डिक्री लिखित समनुदेशन (Assignment in writing) द्वारा अथवा विधि के प्रवर्तन (Operation of law) द्वारा अंतरित की जाती है, वहां अंतरिती (Transferee) उस न्यायालय को डिक्री के निष्पादन के लिए आवेदन कर सकेगा जिसने उसे पारित किया था: परन्तु जहां डिक्री समनुदेशन द्वारा अंतरित की गई है, वहां अंतरक (Transferor) और निर्णय-ऋणी को ऐसे आवेदन की सूचना दी जाएगी और जब तक न्यायालय उनके आक्षेपों को न सुन ले, डिक्री का निष्पादन नहीं किया जाएगा: परन्तु यह भी कि जहां दो या अधिक व्यक्तियों के विरुद्ध धन की डिक्री उनमें से किसी एक को अंतरित की गई है, वहां उसका निष्पादन अन्य के विरुद्ध नहीं किया जाएगा।
स्पष्टीकरण: धारा 146 के उपबंधों पर प्रभाव नहीं पड़ेगा और वादग्रस्त संपत्ति के अधिकारों का अंतरिती बिना पृथक डिक्री समनुदेशन के भी निष्पादन का आवेदन कर सकेगा।