Surinder Kumar v. the Managing Director Hpsfdc and Anr.
Executing Court – cannot go beyond the decree
Case brief
What is this about?
Surender Kumar v. The Managing Director and Anr., High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, Civil Revision No. 185 of 2025, decided 09.12.2025 by Bipin Chander Negi, Judge. Challenge to closure of execution proceedings by the Civil Judge, Bilaspur, HP in Execution Petition No.3 of 2024 (order dated 10.07.2025) on the footing that the decree was satisfied; decree had partly allowed the first appeal, forfeiting Rs.45,000/- earnest money under the tender agreement (Ext. DW-1/B) and directing refund of Rs.95,500/- with 7.5% p.a. interest on default. Held: an Executing Court cannot go beyond the decree; revision dismissed. Counsel: Vishal Bindra for petitioner; respondents unrepresented (Nemo). No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
An Executing Court cannot go beyond the decree; the Executing Court correctly dismissed the execution in which amounts other than those contained in the decree were being claimed.