The Kerala High Court dismissed an appeal seeking to set aside an order refusing to recall an arrest warrant. It held that under Section 47 CPC, the execution court cannot go behind a decree to consider debt satisfaction established prior to the decree's creation.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.HARILAL
THURSDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2016/10TH BHADRA, 1938
OP(C).No. 4333 of 2012 (O)
--------------------------EA 176/2012 IN EP 7/2011 OF DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD
PETITIONER(S):
GOPALAKRISHNAN, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN, KAITHARAVU, VANDITHAVALAM.
BY ADV. SRI.RAJESH SIVARAMANKUTTY
RESPONDENT(S):
INDUSIND BANK
HAVING ITS BRANCH AT PALAKKAD, BYE PASS JUNCTION, CHANDRANAGAR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678001.
BY ADV. SRI.VINOD JABAR
THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01-09-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
OP(C).No. 4333 of 2012 (O)
APPENDIX
PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS :
RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL
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P.A. TO JUDGE
K.HARILAL, J.
O.P.(C). No.4333 of 2012
Dated this the 1st day of September, 2016
JUDGMENT
The petitioner seeks to set aside Ext.P3 order refusing to recall the arrest warrant in E.P.No.7/2011 on the ground that the court below has not considered the discharge of debt contemplated under Order XII Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
O.P.(C).4333/12-O :2:
execution application to recall the warrant ordered against the petitioner, in the execution proceedings.
O.P.(C).4333/12-O :3:
This O.P.(Civil) is dismissed.
Sd/-
K.HARILAL, Judge.
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether the execution court has the authority to recall an arrest warrant by considering a discharge certificate issued before the decree was passed.
Whether satisfaction under Section 47 of the CPC extends to debts discharged prior to the arbitration award or decree.
If the discharge certificate was not produced in the arbitration court, can the execution court go behind the decree to set aside the execution order.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Gopalakrishnan
IndusInd Bank
K. Harilal
As recorded by the court registry
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