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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy, JJ.
Bhoj Raj Garg – Appellant
Versus
Goyal Education And Welfare Society & Ors. – Respondents
Petition(s) For Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 19654 of 2022 (Arising Out of Impugned Final Judgment and Order Dated 21-07 of 2022 in CR. No. 1811 of 2022 Passed By the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh)
Decided On : 18-11-2022
Execution Court - Compliance with Court Directions - The court held that the Execution Court must dispose of the execution proceedings within six months from the date of filing, with the possibility of extension only by recording reasons in writing for such delay. The Execution Court is duty bound to record reasons in writing when it is unable to dispose of the matter.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner complained that the Execution Court was not abiding by the directions issued by the Supreme Court in a previous decision.
Finding of the Court:
The Court emphasized the mandatory nature of the directions issued, stating that the Execution Court must dispose of the execution proceedings within six months from the date of filing, with the possibility of extension only by recording reasons in writing for such delay.
Issues: Compliance with Court Directions
Ratio Decidendi: The Execution Court must dispose of the execution proceedings within six months from the date of filing, with the possibility of extension only by recording reasons in writing for such delay.
Final Decision: The Special Leave Petition and any pending interlocutory application(s) were disposed of.
Key Points: - The petitioner complained that the Execution Court is not abiding by the directions issued by the Supreme Court in Rahul S. Shah Vs. Jinendra Kumar Gandhi & Ors., (2021) 6 SCC 418 (!) [1000782570001]. - The directions from the previous decision mandate that the Executing Court must dispose of the Execution Proceedings within six months from the date of filing, which may be extended only by recording reasons in writing for such delay (!) [1000782570001]. - The Execution Court is duty bound to dispose of the execution proceedings at the earliest and to record reasons in writing when unable to dispose of the matter within six months [1000782570005]. - The Supreme Court reiterated its previous directions and emphasized their mandatory nature [1000782570002]. - The Special Leave Petition and any pending interlocutory application(s) were disposed of, subject to the observations made [1000782570003][1000782570004].
ORDER
1. The complaint of the petitioner is that the Execution Court is not abiding by the directions issued by this Court in the decision in Rahul S. Shah Vs. Jinendra Kumar Gandhi & Ors., reported in (2021) 6 SCC 418. In the said decision, this Court held as follows:-
'42. All Courts dealing with suits and execution proceedings shall mandatorily follow the below mentioned directions :-
2. The Executing Court must dispose of the Execution Proceedings within six months from the date of filing, which may be extended only by recording reasons in writing for such delay.'
2. This means that it becomes the duty of the Execution Court to dispose of the execution proceedings at the earliest and since this Court has directed that the Execution Court must dispose of the execution proceedings within six months from the date of filing, which can be extended only by recording reasons in writing for such delay, this direction is meant to be observed. This would mean that every effort should be made to dispose of the execution petition within the said time limit and the Execution Court should have reasons for not being able to dispose of the execution petition. The Execution Court is duty bound to record reasons in writing when it is unable to dispose of the matter.
3. We need only reiterate what this court has already ordered.
4. Subject to these observations, the Special Leave Petition is disposed of.
5. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, is/are disposed of.
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