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T. AMARNATH GOUD
Arati Debnath @ Nath – Appellant
Versus
Hirak Nath – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. The facts in brief in the instant revision petition are that the petitioner herein is the Judgment-Debtor in the decree passed in T.S.-04 of 1972, execution for which was filed in 2016, and the proceeding was registered as Ex(T)-10 of 2016. This was a decree for recovery of possession of homestead land in possession of the judgment-debtor.
2. The Judgment-debtor, in the meantime filed a suit for specific performance of agreement for sale by Title Suit-20/2019, and the said case is pending in the same Court where the execution case is pending. The application under Section 47 of the C.P.C. filed by the judgment-debtor also failed when the execution became almost certain. The judgment-debtor who is the plaintiff in the other suit apprehended recovery of possession of the same said land for which the suit for specific performance is pending in the same court, and accordingly, filed an application under Order 21 Rule 29 of the C.P.C. for a stay of execution.
3. It was contented by the petitioner in the stay petition that if once recovery is executed, the Specific performance Case shall fall in jeopardy. Accordingly, it was moved and after hearing the parties, the learned Cou
A petitioner seeking to stay execution of a decree must act diligently and with clean hands; otherwise, relief may be denied.
The court established that a stay application can be dismissed if the applicant fails to demonstrate possession and if a decree has already been executed against other parties.
Repeated failure of petitioners to establish rights in execution proceedings justified dismissal of applications for stay and highlighted abusive court practices.
Time is of the essence in contracts; courts must consider limitation periods when ruling on applications for stays during appeals.
The executing court cannot stay execution of its own decree; such authority lies with the appellate court.
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