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Section 28AProcedural

Enforcement of decrees and orders

Full Text

All decrees and orders made by the court in any proceeding under this Act shall be enforced in the like manner as the decrees and orders of the court made in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction for the time being enforced.

Plain English Summary

Directs that all matrimonial decrees and orders passed under the Act shall be executed and enforced in the same manner as civil court decrees under the Code of Civil Procedure.

Key Legal Elements

  • Applies to all decrees and orders passed under the Hindu Marriage Act
  • Enforcement is governed by the civil execution mechanism under Order 21 CPC
  • Includes coercive measures such as property attachment, bank account garnishment, and civil arrest

Practical Note

Execution of maintenance orders, recovery of arrears, or enforcement of decrees is conducted under Order 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure (attachment of property, salary attachment, or civil detention).

हिंदी पाठ

इस अधिनियम के अधीन किसी भी कार्यवाही में न्यायालय द्वारा की गई सभी डिक्रियां और आदेश उसी रीति से प्रवर्तित किए जाएंगे जिस रीति से न्यायालय द्वारा अपनी आरंभिक सिविल अधिकारिता के प्रयोग में दी गई डिक्रियां और आदेश तत्समय प्रवर्तित किए जाते हैं।