When Court may stay execution
Full Text
(1) The Court to which a decree has been sent for execution shall, upon sufficient cause being shown, stay the execution of such decree for a reasonable time, to enable the judgment-debtor to apply to the Court by which the decree was passed, or to any Court having appellate jurisdiction in respect of the decree or the execution thereof, for an order to stay execution, or for any other order relating to the decree or execution which might have been made by such Court of first instance or Appellate Court if execution had been issued thereby, or if application for execution had been made thereto.
(2) Where the property or person of the judgment-debtor has been seized under an execution, the Court which issued the execution may order the restitution of such property or the discharge of such person pending the result of the application.
(3) Power to require security from, or impose conditions upon, judgment-debtor.—Before making an order to stay execution, or for the restitution of property or the discharge of the judgment-debtor, the Court shall require such security from, or impose such condition upon, the judgment-debtor as it thinks fit.
Plain English Summary
Empowers the transferee executing court to temporarily stay execution proceedings for a reasonable period to enable the judgment-debtor to seek a formal stay from the original decree court or appellate court, mandating the furnishing of adequate security.
Key Legal Elements
- Transferee Court Limited Jurisdiction: Can only grant temporary stay to approach original or appellate forum.
- Sufficient Cause Required: Debtor must show bona fide intention and genuine grounds for appeal/review.
- Restitution & Discharge Powers (Sub-rule 2): Court may release seized property or debtor pending application.
- Mandatory Security Requirement (Sub-rule 3): Court 'shall require' solvent security before granting stay or restitution.
Practical Note
Transferee Court Limitations: 1. Scope of Rule 26: The court executing a transferred decree cannot grant an indefinite stay; it can only grant a temporary stay for a reasonable window (usually 2 to 4 weeks) to allow the judgment-debtor to approach the parent court or appellate court under Order XLI Rule 5. 2. Mandatory Security (1976 Amendment): Sub-rule (3) makes furnishing security mandatory ('the Court shall require'). An order granting stay under Rule 26 without requiring bank guarantee, immovable property security, or cash deposit is liable to be set aside. 3. Landmark Authority: Shreenath v. Rajesh (1998) 4 SCC 543.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) जिस न्यायालय को कोई डिक्री निष्पादन के लिए भेजी गई है, वह पर्याप्त हेतुक दर्शित किए जाने पर, ऐसी डिक्री के निष्पादन को युक्तियुक्त समय के लिए रोक सकेगा, जिससे कि निर्णय-ऋणी उस न्यायालय में जिसने डिक्री पारित की थी, अथवा डिक्री या उसके निष्पादन के संबंध में अपीली अधिकारिता रखने वाले किसी न्यायालय में निष्पादन रोकने के आदेश के लिए या डिक्री या निष्पादन से संबंधित किसी अन्य आदेश के लिए आवेदन कर सके।
(2) जहां किसी निष्पादन के अधीन निर्णय-ऋणी की संपत्ति या व्यक्ति को पकड़/अभिगृहीत कर लिया गया है, वहां निष्पादन जारी करने वाला न्यायालय ऐसे आवेदन के परिणाम के लंबित रहने तक ऐसी संपत्ति के प्रत्यस्थापन (Restitution) या ऐसे व्यक्ति के उन्मोचन (Discharge) का आदेश दे सकेगा।
(3) निर्णय-ऋणी से प्रतिभूति की अपेक्षा करने या उस पर शर्तें अधिरोपित करने की शक्ति— निष्पादन रोकने का, अथवा संपत्ति के प्रत्यस्थापन या निर्णय-ऋणी के उन्मोचन का आदेश करने से पूर्व न्यायालय निर्णय-ऋणी से ऐसी प्रतिभूति की अपेक्षा करेगा या उस पर ऐसी शर्तें अधिरोपित करेगा जैसी वह उचित समझे।