with interest. The suit was decreed vide judgment and decree dated 20.01.2003 and his claim for alternative relief qua recovery of an amount of Rs.3,30,000/- along with interest @ 6% per annum was allowed. Darshan Singh filed execution petition dated 23.11.2006 (Annexure P2). During pendency of execution proceedings, Darshan Singh passed away on 30.03.2012 and application dated 09.05.2012 was filed for impleading Balwant Singh and Kulwinder Singh as legal representatives of deceased decree holder Darshan Singh and the same was allowed by the Court on the basis whereof, amended head note of execution petition was filed. Later, JD-Ajit Singh filed objection petition (Annexure P4) for dismissal of the execution petition primarily on the ground that legal representatives of Darshan Singh have no right to continue with the execution proceedings till they obtain a succession certificate as per provisions of Section 214 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (in short 'the Act'). After filing of reply by the petitioners and having heard counsel for the parties, the executing Court vide order dated 12.05.2014 uphold plea of the JD/respondent, allowed the objection petition and the execution was ordered to be consigned to records with liberty to the legal representatives to revive execution proceedings on production of succession certificate. The appeal preferred by the petitioners against order passed by the executing Court was dismissed being not maintainable.
