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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI, ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH
DEVASHIS BARUAH
Angura Begum @ Angura Bewa W/o Late Md. Nur Hussain – Appellant
Versus
On the Death of Md. Abdul Wahab His Legal Heirs Mojida Begum – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
DEVASHIS BARUAH, J.
1. Heard Mr. J. Deka, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. Mr. B.D. Deka, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the respondents.
2. The supervisory jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked to challenge the order dated 26.04.2023 passed by the learned Court of the Civil Judge (Jr. Div.) No. 1, Goalpara (hereinafter referred to as, “the learned Executing Court”) in Title Execution Case No. 10/2013 whereby the learned Executing Court dismissed the execution application filed by the petitioners by allowing the petition filed under Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short “the Code”).
3. The facts in the instant case are that the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioners had filed a suit before the learned Court of the Munsiff No. 1, Goalpara (hereinafter referred to as, “the learned Trial Court”) which was registered and numbered as Title Suit No. 70/1985 against one Abdul Wahab, the predecessor-in-interest of the principal respondents herein who was the defendant in the said suit. The said suit was decreed vide the judgment and decree dated 31.07.1989 whereby the learned Trial Court granted the reliefs sought
The execution of a decree remains valid if filed within the allowed limitation period despite prior delays acknowledged by the decree holders.
The limitation period for executing a decree runs continuously unless stayed by a specific order; absence of such an order means the execution application filed beyond the limitation period is barred....
The executing court is obligated to follow prior court directives strictly and cannot exceed its jurisdiction by issuing writs contrary to those directives.
The doctrine of merger and the starting period of limitation for execution of a decree are crucial legal principles established in the judgment.
The executing court must effectively identify and deliver possession of decreed property according to the specifics of the execution decree.
The Executing Court has jurisdiction under Section 47 of the Code to address ambiguities in land boundaries to facilitate proper execution of decrees.
A second execution petition filed after the limitation period is barred, and withdrawal of an earlier execution does not extend the limitation period.
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