Supreme Court of India · 2012-02-27
Bimal Kumar & Anr vs Shakuntala Debi & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2012 SUPREME COURT 1586
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Bimal Kumar & Anr
- Respondent
- Shakuntala Debi & Ors
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- Dalveer Bhandari, Dipak Misra
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the Jharkhand High Court's order which set aside the dismissal of an execution case on the grounds of limitation. The Court emphasized that the execution of a partition decree is subject to the Limitation Act, specifically under Article 136, which governs the period for executing decrees. The Court upheld the High Court's decision, allowing the execution case to proceed despite the earlier dismissal, thereby reinforcing the importance of timely execution of partition decrees.