JUDGMENT (Oral)

1. This Court laid down the guidelines for execution of the decrees/awards vide judgment dated 05th December, 2019, hereinafter referred to as Bhandari Engineers-I.

2. Vide judgment dated 05th August, 2020, hereinafter referred to as Bhandari Engineers-II, this Court modified the guidelines issued in Bhandari Engineers-I to make them more comprehensive.

3. Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Senior Advocate assisting this Court as Amicus Curiae seeks the following modifications in the guidelines issued in Bhandari Engineers-II:

(i) If the execution is filed within two years of the decree/award and the decree-holder has disclosed the assets of the judgment-debtor, the Court shall attach the assets on the very first date of hearing.

(ii) If the decree-holder is not aware of the assets of the judgment-debtor, the Court shall direct the judgment-debtor to deposit the amount within 30 days.

(iii) If the decretal/awarded amount is not deposited by the judgmentdebtor, the judgment-debtor be directed to file the affidavit/additional affidavit of its assets and income within 30 days of the receipt of notice.

(iv) If the amount is deposited by the judgment-debtor within 30 days, the j