K. MANMADHA RAO
Kuchipudi Rama Rao – Appellant
Versus
Kalagara China Kondaiah – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. This civil revision petition is preferred aggrieved by the order dated 27.02.2025 passed in IA No.763 of 2024 in AS No.2 of 2023 on the file of the IX Additional District Judge, West Godavari District at Kovvur (for short “the Trial Court”).
2. The petitioner herein is the defendant and the respondent herein is the plaintiff. The respondent/plaintiff filed suit in OS No.104 of 2019 against the petitioner/defendant based on promissory note and the said suit was decreed in favour of the respondent/plaintiff on 02.07.2022. Aggrieved by the said judgment and decree, the respondent/plaintiff filed EP No.17 of 2024 before the Executing Court for attachment. If the respondent succeed in his illegal efforts, the petitioner will put to irreparable loss. Therefore, the petitioner filed the impugned IA No.763/2024 and the same was allowed subject to deposit of 1/4th of decree amount by the petitioner/J.Dr. on or before 13.03.2025. Proceedings in EP No.17/2024 in OS No.104/2019 on the file of I Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Kovvur shall stand stayed from the date of deposit of 1/4th of decree amount by the petitioner/J.Dr. If the petitioner/J.Dr failed to comply the con
The appeal court affirmed that a surety can be treated as a principal debtor unless a specific agreement states otherwise, reinforcing conditions for deposit in appeal processes to protect creditors.
The decree holder can proceed against any one of the judgment-debtors and is not required to proceed against the principal borrower at the first instance.
The court emphasized the limited grounds on which a decree is unexecutable and highlighted that the right of the Decree Holder to obtain relief is determined in accordance with the terms of the decre....
The central legal point established in the judgment is the importance of protecting the rights of third parties, such as bona fide purchasers, under the provisions of the Civil Procedure Code.
The Court's decision emphasized the principle that in an application for attachment before judgment, the Court needs to form a prima facie opinion to secure the plaintiff's interest, and the defendan....
The decree-holder is entitled to withdraw the amount deposited as security despite the pending appeal, as the appeal does not stay the cheque petition under Order 41 Rule 6(2) of CPC.
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