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ARTICLE · 08 JULY 2020

Execution Of United Arab Emirates Decrees In India

The Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, notified UAE as a ‘Reciprocating Territory' under Section 44A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, enabling execution/enforcement of a UAE judgment or a Decree in India..

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The Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, notified United Arab Emirates ('UAE') as a 'Reciprocating Territory' under Section 44A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ('CPC'), enabling execution/enforcement of a UAE judgment or a Decree in India.. The Notification dated 17.01.2020 ('Notification') issued by the Government has recognised certain federal and local courts of UAE as 'superior courts' for the purposes of Section 44A and the decree passed by such courts may now be directly executed in India.

BACKGROUND

UAE and India have been sharing good trade relations for a very long time. India is the third-largest investor in UAE 1 and UAE is the 9th biggest investor in India in terms of Foreign Direct Investment.2 In such a scenario, commercial disputes are often inevitable amongst the business parties involved in the overseas trade between India and UAE. To honour this flourishing business relation

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