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2018 Supreme(Gau) 1521

IN THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI
Kalyan Rai Surana, J.
Rina Paul – Appellant
Vs.
Nandita Acharjee – Respondent
CRP No. 267 of 2015
Decided On : 19-04-2018

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :B Choudhury, Advocate

Headnote:

Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 227 – Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - section 151, 47, 60, 50(2), 52 and 53 - Property - Court while issuing notice in this revision, by order passed an interim order to suspend proceeding of by further providing that if salary of petitioner had already been attached in terms of order in that event same shall be released from attachment with immediate effect and until further orders - It is submitted that petitioner was not original defendant in suit but he was substituted as a legal representative of judgment debtor in proceeding of - It is submitted that there is a marked difference between defendant/judgment-debtor and legal representative of defendant/judgment-debtor in an Executing proceeding - In this context it is submitted that situation in present case was covered by provisions of section which provides for execution against legal representative of deceased where judgment debtor had died before decree had been fully satisfied by referring to provision of section it is submitted that if a decree is to be executed against legal representative such legal representative in this case shall be liable only to extent of property which was inherited from deceased - It is further submitted that as present situation is not a case where a decree was passed against legal representative of deceased by substituting deceased in course of suit as such provision of section would not be attracted – Held, Therefore on facts, said cited cases are distinguishable, because in present case money did not reach hands of petitioner herein - It is further provided that in view of provisions of section there would be no bar for execution proceeding to proceed against petitioner as a legal representative of deceased namely Late Therefore, having found that impugned order is vitiated by jurisdictional error, this revision stands allowed - Matter is remanded back to learned Executing Court who would decide fate of objection raised by petitioner in accordance with law parties, who are duly represented by their respective learned counsels, would appear before Court of learned Civil Judge, in proceeding of Case without any notice for appearance and by producing a certified copy of this order parties shall seek further instructions from said learned Court – Order accordingly.

JUDGMENT :

Kalyan Rai Surana, J.

Heard Mr. P.K. Roy Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. S.K. Ghosh, learned counsel appearing for the respondent.

2. In challenge in the present application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is the order dated 12.05.2015 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Nagaon in Money Execution Case No.2/2013, thereby rejecting the objection filed by the petitioner under section 47 read with section 151 CPC, by which the prayer was made for setting aside the order of attachment and for dismissing the execution proceeding.

3. The brief facts, relevant for the purpose of this application is that the respondent is the plaintiff in Money Suit No. 19/2000. The said suit was filed against one Nayan Paul, the husband of the petitioner and 2 others. The said suit was allowed against the said Nayan Paul vide judgment and decree dated 07.03.2001. In order to execute the decree, the respondent had filed an execution petition before the Court of learned Civil Judge (Sr. Div), Nagaon which was registered as M. Ex. Case No.6/2002. The petitioner herein claimed that she was married to Nayan Paul (since deceased) on 11.05.2005, after the decree was passed and thereafter, without having any issue, Late Nayan Paul died on 16.02.2007 and his death was registered before the concerned Registrar, Birth and Death, Lanka, Nagaon.

4. By order dated 30.06.2011, passed by the learned Civil Judge, Nagaon, in M. Ex. Case No.6/2002, the name of the petitioner was substituted and a notice of the execution was issued to her. However, the proceeding of M. Ex. Case No.6/2002 was dismissed by order dated 25.07.2012 for non-prosecution. Thereafter, the respondent filed a second execution case being M. Ex. Case No.2/2013. In the said application, the petitioner herein was shown to be the defendant. As per the second execution petition, amongst others, a prayer was made for attachment of 1/3rd of salary of the petitioner, who was working under DRM (P), N. F. Railway, Lumding Division. On the basis of the said application, the learned Executing Court by order dated 11.04.2014, which was passed under the provisions of section 60 and Rule 48 of Order 21 of CPC, ordered the attachment of a sum of Rs. 3,370/- and directed that the DDO of the petitioner would deduct the said amount and remit the same to the Court till realization of the decreetal amount. Thereafter, the petitioner had appeared in the proceeding of M.Ex.2/2013 and had filed a written objection under section 47 read with section 151 CPC. In the said petition, it was projected that the husband of the petitioner had died on 16.02.2007 and that she was married only on 10.05.2005 long after the decree was passed. It was projected that under the provision of section 50(2) CPC, the application for execution was liable to be rejected and the order of attachment be set aside.

5. The learned Executing Court by referring to the various orders passed in M.Ex. Case No.6/2002, held that by rejecting the objection filed by the petitioner in M.Ex. Case No.6/2002, by order dated 30.06.2011, the learned Executing Court had held that the objection was not tenable and the petition of the respondent was allowed, as such, it was held that the matter was already decided in M.Ex. Case No.6/2002. Hence, by order dated 11.04.2014 passed in M.Ex. Case No.2/2013, the salary to the extent of Rs. 3,370/- was attached under section 60 read with Rule 48 of Order 21 CPC, from the salary till the realization of the decreetal amount.

6. This Court while issuing notice in this revision, by order dated 26.06.2015 passed an interim order to suspend the proceeding of M. Ex. Case No.2/2013 by further providing that if the salary of the petitioner had already been attached in terms of order dated 11.04.2014, in that event the same shall be released from attachment with immediate effect and until further orders.

7. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the objection against the







































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