A.C. Arulappan vs Smt. Ahalya Naik

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of limitation in the execution of decrees under Article 136 of the Limitation Act, 1963, which prescribes a twelve-year period for execution from the date the decree becomes enforceable. The Court emphasized that the term 'execution' refers to the process of enforcing a judgment, as articulated by Lord Denning and supported by historical legal texts. The judgment clarified that the legislative intent behind the Limitation Act is to provide a clear timeframe for the execution of decrees, thus upholding the twelve-year limitation period established in the current statute.