Execution Of Decrees In India

The expression ‘execution' means enforcement or implementation of the order or judgment passed by the Court. A Decree means an operation or conclusiveness of a judgment and the execution of a Decree is complete when the decree-holder gets satisfied as to its enforcement against the judgment-debtor i.e. receiving of the awarded amount or property, as the case may be. It is the medium by which a decree-holder compels the judgment-debtor to carry out the mandate of the Decree. To take the benefit of a decree, execution proceedings - an Application under Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) have to be filed before the appropriate court/authority within 12 years from the date of Decree.