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  • B. D. Nayyar
  • Dinesh Verma
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  • Hon'ble Sh. Justice Yash Paul Nargotra
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Factual and Procedural Background

This revision petition challenges the order dated 2nd August 2003 passed by the learned Sub-Judge, Rajouri, which dismissed the petitioner's application seeking execution of a decree. The original suit was decreed on 22nd July 1991, declaring the plaintiff as owner in possession of the disputed land comprising Khasra Nos. 941, 941/3, and 941/4, and stating that the plaintiff was at liberty to seek injunction in case of any threat to his legal rights. Subsequently, a decree was framed which was admittedly not in accordance with the judgment. Despite this, the petitioner filed an execution application to demolish constructions raised by the judgment-debtor on the suit property, which the trial court dismissed on the ground that the judgment did not contain any injunction against the defendants.

Legal Issues Presented

  1. Whether the Executing Court is bound to execute a decree even if it is not in consonance with the judgment passed by the Court.
  2. Whether the Executing Court can refuse execution on the ground that the decree was not properly prepared or did not reflect the judgment accurately.

Arguments of the Parties

Petitioner's Arguments

  • The Executing Court was obligated to execute the decree as it stood, regardless of its non-conformity with the original judgment.
  • The proper remedy for any discrepancy between the decree and the judgment was to file an appeal to have the decree set aside, not to refuse execution.

Table of Precedents Cited

No precedents were cited in the provided opinion.

Court's Reasoning and Analysis

The Court reasoned that a decree represents the formal conclusions of a Civil Court after deciding a suit in favor or against a party. The Executing Court is therefore entitled to examine whether the decree is executable and whether it has been drawn in accordance with the judgment. Since the decree in this case was not in consonance with the judgment and did not contain any injunction against the defendants, the Executing Court rightly dismissed the execution application. The Court rejected the petitioner's contention that the Executing Court must execute the decree without examining its conformity with the judgment.

Holding and Implications

The revision petition is dismissed.

The direct effect of this decision is the affirmation of the Executing Court's authority to scrutinize the decree's conformity with the judgment before execution and to refuse execution if the decree is not properly drawn or executable. No new precedent was established beyond the facts of this case.

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    Ram Murti And Others v. Dev Raj And Others

    1. This revision petition is directed against the order dated 2nd August 2003 passed by learned Sub-Judge, Rajouri, whereby the application of the petitioner, seeking execution of the decree has been dismissed. The suit of the plaintiff was decreed vide order dated 22nd July 1991, in the following terms:—

    “In view of the admission and undertaking of the defendants, it is declared that land in dispute comprising of Khasra Nos. 941, 941/3 and 941/4 are in possession of the plaintiffs as owner with which the defendants have no concern. Therefore, the plaintiff is at liberty to seek injunction in the event of any threat to his legal right. With these observations, the file is consigned to records.”

    2. After passing of the said judgment, a decree came to be framed which admittedly, was not in accordance with the judgment. However, on the strength of that decree, an execution application was filed and demolition of the construction raised by the judgment-debtor over the suit property was sought. Learned trial Court has dismissed the execution application of the petitioner on the ground that the judgment passed in the suit did not contain any direction to the defendants in the nature of any injunction and it only said that in the event of any threat to his legal right, the plaintiff shall be at liberty to seek injunction and, therefore, there was no restraints in the judgment against the defendants. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the decree even if it was not in consonance with the judgment passed, even then the Executing Court was bound to execute the said decree and cannot say that the decree has not been properly prepared or that it is not in consonance with the judgment. He further submits that only course open to the aggrieved party was to file an appeal and get the decree set aside.

    3. I am not in agreement with the learned counsel for the petitioner. The decree is the reflection of the conclusions formally drawn by a Civil Court while deciding the suit in favour or against a particular party. Therefore, the Executing Court was well within its rights to examine and see whether the decree was an executable decree and drawn in accordance with the judgment. Therefore, there is no merit in the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner.

    4. In this view of the matter, there is no merit in this revision petition and the same is, as such, dismissed.

    Petition dismissed.

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    Ram Murti And Others v. Dev Raj And Others
    (Nov 18, 2003)