Court by which decree may be executed

Related judgements & precedents

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1. Bharat Bhushan Bhargava vs Mohit Bhargava

   Supreme Court of India 20 Apr 2007 Binding (Supreme Court)

   Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

   When a decree holder seeks to execute a decree against immovable property lying outside the territorial jurisdiction of the executing court, the executing court is mandatorily bound (not discretionary) to transfer the decree to the court within whose local limits the property is situated, unless the property constitutes an estate or tenure that falls within the jurisdiction of multiple courts under Order XXI Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. This mandate arises from Section 39(4) of the Code as amended by Amendment Act 22 of 2002 (effective 1.7.2002), which withdrew the earlier discretionary power and imposed a duty on executing courts to desist from proceeding against property outside their jurisdiction. However, interim restraint orders (such as Mareva injunctions or freezing orders) can be validly passed and maintained by a court even if the property is outside its jurisdiction, as these are orders of restraint and not orders of final execution, and do not attract the jurisdictional limitation of Section 39(4).

   On this section: Decree may be executed either by court which passed it or court to which it is sent for execution; establishes baseline jurisdiction of decree-passing court.

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