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2021 Supreme(Telangana) 214

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
B. VIJAYSEN REDDY, J.
Manohar Prasad Navandar – Appellant
Versus
Vijay Kumar Joshi – Respondent
Civil Revision Petition No. 158 of 2017
Decided On : 17-06-2021

Headnote:

Code of Civil Procedure,1908 - Section 151 and 152 - Money - Recovery claim - Decreed - A money suit in O.S. No. was decreed by judgment dated - As against recovery claim along with interest, the suit was partly decreed for an amount with interest at 12% p.a. - Total being with future interest at same rate from date of suit till realization on principal sum - However, in decree it was shown that suit was partly decreed for a sum along with 12% interest per annum from date of suit till realization for principal sum was also awarded - On face of it, decree was not correctly prepared and was not in accordance with the judgment - It appears that was deposited by judgment debtor towards part satisfaction of decree under demand draft dated - Decree holder having received said amount, filed E.P. No. For a sum and warrant was issued for attachment of movable properties of judgment debtor - When Court Bailiff went for execution of warrant, judgment debtor gave demand draft dated - In total, judgment debtor paid a sum – Held, Court is of opinion that such an approach of Court below is highly deplorable. It is not as if that Court did not have knowledge of mistake crept in decree - As a matter of fact, Court below specifically pointed out that there is discrepancy in the decree - In such an event, Court below should have exercised its suo-motu power under Section 152 CPC to correct the decree - Instead Court choose to exhibit a strange attitude, as if Court would never pass orders for amending a decree unless such an application for amendment is filed by the concerned party - Matter is remitted back with a direction to Court below to exercise suo-motu power under Section 152 CPC for correction of decree by giving opportunity of hearing to petitioner and respondent - Alleged excess amount shall be paid to decree holder or judgment debtor subject to outcome of such application - Said exercise shall be completed within a period of one month from date of receipt of a copy of this order - Civil revision petition is allowed.

ORDER :

1. This revision is directed against the order dated 25.10.2016 in E.A. No. 601 of 2016 in E.P. No. 289 of 2015 in O.S. No. 277 of 2013 passed by the I Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, whereunder the application filed under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure by the respondent/judgment debtor to direct the petitioner/decree holder to redeposit the excess amount of Rs. 1,16,800/- received by him in the execution petition along with interest at 12% p.a. from the date of deposit on 23.12.2015 has been allowed.

2. A money suit in O.S. No. 277 of 2013 was decreed by the judgment dated 29.07.2015. As against recovery claim of Rs. 5,21,000/- along with interest, the suit was partly decreed for an amount of Rs. 3,00,000/- with interest at 12% p.a. (Rs. 36,000/-). The total being Rs. 3,36,000/- with future interest at the same rate from the date of suit till realization on the principal sum of Rs. 3,00,000/-. However, in the decree it was shown that the suit was partly decreed for a sum of Rs. 3,00,000/- along with 12% interest per annum from the date of suit till realization for principal sum of Rs. 3,00,000/- costs of Rs. 19,808/- was also awarded. On the face of it, the decree was not correctly prepared and was not in accordance with the judgment.

3. The Court below, while answering issue No. 3, in the suit judgment, granted a sum of Rs. 3,00,000/- being principal and Rs. 36,000/- being interest at 12% p.a. from the date of Ex.A1 (money receipt) till date of suit. The interest component of Rs. 36,000/- from the date of Ex.A1 till suit was not incorporated in the decree.

4. While the matter stood thus, it appears that Rs. 2,00,000/- was deposited by the judgment debtor towards part satisfaction of the decree under demand draft dated 29.09.2015. The decree holder having received the said amount, filed E.P. No. 289 of 2015 for a sum of Rs. 3,30,308/- and warrant was issued for attachment of movable properties of judgment debtor. When the Court Bailiff went for execution of warrant, the judgment debtor gave demand draft dated 23.12.2015 for Rs. 3,30,000/-. In total, the judgment debtor paid a sum of Rs. 5,30,308/-

5. It is the case of the judgment debtor that though the decree holder is entitled to Rs. 4,13,508/- he claimed an amount of Rs. 1,16,800/- which was paid under coercion to the Bailiff. EP was closed on 12.04.2016. Prior to that, a cheque petition was filed by the decree holder in the first week of March 2016, which was allowed. The judgment debtor filed a calculation memo claiming that he is entitled for redeposit of Rs. 1,16,800/- with interest at 12% p.a. from the date of deposit on 23.12.2015 and costs of Rs. 1,000/- for the proceedings.

6. In the counter affidavit, the decree holder, while denying the allegations in the petition for refund, contended that the judgment debtor voluntarily deposited a sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- towards part satisfaction and failed to deposit the balance amount. The decree holder was forced to file E.P. No. 289 of 2015 for recovery of balance amount of Rs. 3,30,308/-. The Court below ordered attachment of EP schedule property. When the Court bailiff went to execute the warrant, the judgment debtor was ready with a demand draft dated 23.12.2015 for a sum of Rs. 3,30,000/- which was drawn as per the own calculation of the judgment debtor as per the judgment. The decree holder further stated that he has not claimed any excess amount as alleged. The decree was passed for Rs. 3,36,000/- out of which Rs. 3,00,000/- was the principal component and Rs. 36,000/- was the pre-suit interest component at 12% p.a. from the date of Ex.A1 till date of filing of the suit and future interest was also awarded at 12% p.a. on principal amount of Rs. 3,00,000/- from the date of suit till realization.

7. The executing Court, having noted that decree was passed for a sum of Rs. 3,00,000/- + Rs. 36,000/- total amount being Rs. 3,36,000/- with future interest at 12% p.a. further noted that the decre

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