Execution of decree before ascertainment of costs
Section 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 deals with execution of decree before ascertainment of costs. Where any such High Court considers it necessary that a decree passed in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction should be executed before the amount of the costs incurred in the suit can be ascertained by taxation, the Court may order that the decree shall be executed forthwith, except as t The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1909.
Where any such High Court considers it necessary that a decree passed in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction should be executed before the amount of the costs incurred in the suit can be ascertained by taxation, the Court may order that the decree shall be executed forthwith, except as to so much thereof as relates to the costs;
and, as to so much thereof as relates to the costs, that the decree may be executed as soon as the amount of the costs shall be ascertained by taxation.
Section 118, The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908).
Questions about Section 118
What does Section 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure deal with?
Section 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure is headed "Execution of decree before ascertainment of costs". Where any such High Court considers it necessary that a decree passed in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction should be executed before the amount of the costs incurred in the suit can be ascertained by taxation, the Court may order that the decree shall be executed forthwith, except as t
How do I find court cases under Section 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: CPC 118, section 118 CPC, section 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure. People searching for it also type s.118 cpc. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure come into force?
Section 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure, cited as CPC 118, came into force on 01 Jan 1909, having been enacted on 21 Mar 1908. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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