Procedure on receiving application for execution of decree
Full Text
(1) On receiving an application for the execution of a decree as provided by rule 11, sub-rule (2), the Court shall ascertain whether such of the requirements of rules 11 to 14 as may be applicable to the case have been complied with; and, if they have not been complied with, the Court shall allow the defect to be remedied then and there or within a time to be fixed by it.
(1A) If the defect is not so remedied, the Court shall reject the application: Provided that where, in the opinion of the Court, there is some inaccuracy as to the amount referred to in clauses (g) and (h) of sub-rule (2) of rule 11, the Court shall, instead of rejecting the application, decide provisionally (without prejudice to the right of the parties to have the amount finally decided in the course of the proceedings) the amount and make an order for the execution of the decree for the amount so provisionally decided.
(2) Where an application is amended under the provisions of sub-rule (1), it shall be deemed to have been an application in accordance with law and presented on the date when it was first presented.
(3) Every amendment made under this rule shall be signed or initialled by the Judge.
(4) When the application is admitted, the Court shall enter in the proper register a note of the application and the date on which it was made, and shall, subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, order execution of the decree according to the nature of the application: Provided that, in the case of a decree for the payment of money, the value of the property attached shall, as nearly as may be, correspond with the amount due under the decree.
Plain English Summary
Governs judicial scrutiny of execution applications, directing rectification of technical defects with retroactive effect to the date of presentation, empowering provisional calculation of decretal sums, and mandating that property attached in money decrees must reasonably correspond to the debt.
Key Legal Elements
- Scrutiny for Compliance: Audits tabular format (Rules 11-14).
- Doctrine of Relation Back (Sub-rule 2): Cures limitation defects upon amendment.
- Provisional Determination of Dues (Sub-rule 1A Proviso): Calculation disputes do not stall execution.
- Proportionality in Attachment (Sub-rule 4 Proviso): Prohibits attaching a ₹5 crore factory for a ₹2 lakh money decree.
Practical Note
Saving Limitation via Rule 17(2) & Proportionality in Attachment: 1. Saving Limitation: If an execution petition is filed on the last day of the 12-year limitation period and is returned for defective particulars, amending it under Rule 17 relates back to the original filing date, fully rescuing the decree from limitation. 2. Challenging Excessive Attachment: If the decree is for ₹5 lakhs and the executing court attaches the entire commercial building worth ₹2 crores, move under the Proviso to Rule 17(4) to restrict attachment to a specified portion or bank account.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) निष्पादन आवेदन प्राप्त होने पर न्यायालय यह सुनिश्चित करेगा कि नियम 11 से 14 की अपेक्षाओं का अनुपालन हुआ है या नहीं; और यदि अनुपालन नहीं हुआ है, तो न्यायालय त्रुटि को तुरंत या नियत समय में दूर करने की अनुमति देगा।
(1क) यदि त्रुटि दूर नहीं की जाती, तो न्यायालय आवेदन को खारिज करेगा: परन्तु यदि देय रकम या खर्चों में कोई अशुद्धि है, तो आवेदन खारिज करने के बजाय अनंतिम रूप से (Provisionally) रकम तय करके निष्पादन का आदेश देगा।
(2) जहां आवेदन को संशोधित किया जाता है, वहां वह विधि के अनुसार और उसी तारीख को प्रस्तुत माना जाएगा जिस दिन वह पहली बार प्रस्तुत किया गया था (Doctrine of relation back)।
(3) संशोधन न्यायाधीश द्वारा हस्ताक्षरित होंगे।
(4) जब आवेदन स्वीकार कर लिया जाए, तो न्यायालय रजिस्टर में प्रविष्टि करेगा और निष्पादन का आदेश देगा: परन्तु धन की डिक्री में कुर्क की जाने वाली संपत्ति का मूल्य डिक्रीत रकम के लगभग अनुरूप (Correspond) होगा।