Attachment of property in custody of Court or public officer
Full Text
Where the property to be attached is in the custody of any Court or public officer, the attachment shall be made by a notice to such Court or officer, requesting that such property, and any interest or dividend becoming payable thereon, may be held subject to the further orders of the Court from which the notice is issued:
Provided that, where such property is in the custody of a Court, any question of title or priority arising between the decree-holder and any other person, not being the judgment-debtor, claiming to be interested in such property by virtue of any assignment, attachment or otherwise, shall be determined by such Court.
Plain English Summary
Prescribes attachment of funds or property in the custody of another court or public officer via requisition notice, reserving determination of competing claims and priorities exclusively to the custody court.
Key Legal Elements
- Requisition Notice Mode: Courteous notice requesting custody court/officer to hold funds.
- Custody Court Jurisdiction Proviso: Custody court exclusively decides competing priorities and assignments.
- Includes Interest & Dividends: Automatically freezes accrued accretions.
Practical Note
Attaching Funds Deposited in Other Courts: 1. Mechanics: Where the debtor has money lying in another court (e.g., compensation deposited in Land Acquisition Reference Court or motor accident tribunal), issue a notice under Rule 52. 2. Custody Court Decides Priority: If multiple decree-holders attach the same fund, the custody court (not the executing court) determines rateable distribution and priority under Section 73 (Kandappan v. P.S. Rajagopal AIR 1988 Mad 282).
हिंदी पाठ
जहां कुर्क की जाने वाली संपत्ति किसी न्यायालय या लोक अधिकारी की अभिरक्षा में है, वहां कुर्की ऐसे न्यायालय या अधिकारी को यह अनुरोध करने वाली सूचना द्वारा की जाएगी कि ऐसी संपत्ति और उस पर शोध्य कोई ब्याज या लाभांश, उस न्यायालय के अतिरिक्त आदेशों के अधीन रखा जाए जिससे सूचना जारी की गई है:
परंतु जहां ऐसी संपत्ति किसी न्यायालय की अभिरक्षा में है, वहां डिक्रीदार और किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के बीच हक या पूर्विकता (Title or priority) का कोई भी प्रश्न उसी न्यायालय द्वारा अवधारित किया जाएगा जिसकी अभिरक्षा में संपत्ति है।