Supreme Court of India · 1960-08-23
THE ASSOCIATED HOTELS OF INDIA, LTD. AND ANOTHER vs R. B. JODHA MAL KUTHALIA.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1958/2
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE ASSOCIATED HOTELS OF INDIA, LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Respondent
- R. B. JODHA MAL KUTHALIA.
- Author
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(),KAPURL.,GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B.,SUBBARAO, K.,WANCHOO, K.N.
- Bench
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ),KAPUR, J.L.,GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B.,SUBBARAO, K.,WANCHOO, K.N.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that under Article 4(3) of the Indian Independence (Legal Proceedings) Order, 1947, a decree passed by the Federal Court of Pakistan is executable in India as if it were a decree of the Supreme Court of India. The Court ruled that the deposited sum of Rs. 3,00,000 should be applied towards the satisfaction of the decree in favor of the decree-holder, rejecting the custodian's claim over the money as evacuee property. The outcome affirmed the enforceability of foreign decrees in India under specific legal provisions.