Decree for execution of document, or endorsement of negotiable instrument
Full Text
(1) Where a decree is for the execution of a document or for the endorsement of a negotiable instrument and the judgment-debtor neglects or refuses to obey the decree, the decree-holder may prepare a draft of the document or endorsement in accordance with the terms of the decree and deliver the same to the Court.
(2) The Court shall thereupon cause the draft to be served on the judgment-debtor together with a notice requiring his objections (if any) to be made within such time as the Court fixes in this behalf.
(3) Where the judgment-debtor objects to the draft, his objections shall be stated in writing within such time, and the Court shall make such order approving or altering the draft, as it thinks fit.
(4) The decree-holder shall deliver to the Court a copy of the draft with such alterations (if any) as the Court may have directed upon the proper stamp-paper if a stamp is required by the law for the time being in force; and the Judge or such officer as may be appointed in this behalf shall execute the document so delivered.
(5) The execution of a document or the endorsement of a negotiable instrument under this rule may be in the following form, namely:—
“C. D., Judge of the Court of (or as the case may be), for A. B., in a suit by E. F against A. B.”,
and shall have the same effect as the execution of the document or the endorsement of the negotiable instrument by the party ordered to execute or endorse the same.
(6) (a) Where the registration of the document is required under any law for the time being in force, the Court, or such officer of the Court as may be authorised in this behalf by the Court, shall cause the document to be registered in accordance with such law.
(b) Where the registration of the document is not so required, but the decree-holder desires it to be registered, the Court may make such order as it thinks fit.
(c) Where the Court makes any order for the registration of any document, it may make such order as it thinks fit as to the expenses of registration.
Plain English Summary
Lays down the complete statutory mechanism for court execution of sale deeds or endorsement of negotiable instruments where the judgment-debtor refuses compliance, empowering the Judge to sign and register the conveyance with full statutory efficacy.
Key Legal Elements
- Draft Submission: Decree-holder submits draft sale deed/endorsement matching decree terms.
- Notice of Objections (Sub-rules 2 & 3): Service of draft on debtor; court adjudicates objections in writing.
- Stamp Duty Compliance (Sub-rule 4): Decree-holder provides non-judicial stamp paper of requisite value.
- Statutory Signature Form (Sub-rule 5): Judge signs on behalf of debtor; creates absolute title transfer.
- Mandatory Registration (Sub-rule 6): Court officer presents deed before Sub-Registrar for registration.
Practical Note
Execution of Sale Deeds in Specific Performance: 1. Landmark Authority - Babu Lal v. Hazari Lal Kishori Lal (1982) 1 SCC 525 & Manickam @ Thandapani v. Vasantha (2022 LiveLaw (SC) 395): When a vendor refuses to execute a sale deed following a specific performance decree, the executing court steps into the shoes of the vendor under Rule 34. The decree-holder must deposit the balance sale consideration into court first. 2. Checklist for Advocates: (i) File draft deed with execution petition; (ii) Serve notice under Rule 34(2); (iii) Procure Collector's circle rate valuation for stamp duty; (iv) Deposit stamp papers; (v) Seek appointment of Court Reader/Nazir to present document before the Sub-Registrar.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) जहां डिक्री किसी दस्तावेज के निष्पादन या परक्राम्य लिखत के पृष्ठांकन के लिए है और निर्णय-ऋणी डिक्री का पालन करने में उपेक्षा या इंकार करता है, वहां डिक्रीदार डिक्री के निबंधनों के अनुसार दस्तावेज का प्रारूप तैयार कर न्यायालय को सौंप सकेगा।
(2) न्यायालय वह प्रारूप निर्णय-ऋणी पर तामील कराएगा और उससे विनिर्दिष्ट समय में आपत्तियां आमंत्रित करेगा।
(3) निर्णय-ऋणी की आपत्तियों पर विचार कर न्यायालय प्रारूप को अनुमोदित या परिवर्तित करेगा।
(4) डिक्रीदार उचित स्टाम्प-पत्र पर वह प्रारूप न्यायालय में प्रस्तुत करेगा; तत्पश्चात न्यायाधीश या नियुक्त अधिकारी उस दस्तावेज का निष्पादन (हस्ताक्षर) करेगा।
(5) दस्तावेज के निष्पादन का प्ररूप इस प्रकार होगा:
“क. ख. के विरुद्ध ग. घ. द्वारा लाए गए वाद में क. ख. के लिए, (अमुक) न्यायालय का न्यायाधीश च. छ.”,
तथा इसका वही विधिक प्रभाव होगा मानो स्वयं मूल पक्षकार ने निष्पादित या पृष्ठांकित किया हो।
(6) अनिवार्य निबंधन (Registration) वाले दस्तावेजों का उप-पंजीयक कार्यालय में निबंधन न्यायालय द्वारा प्राधिकृत अधिकारी के माध्यम से कराया जाएगा और निबंधन व्यय की व्यवस्था की जाएगी।