• Execution petition

I filed case to evict my tenant in District Munsif court ,Trichy, Tamil Nadu. He has not paid rent from Nov 2016. The tenant did not contest and it was decided ex parte in July 2018.
He did not vacate even after court verdict and I filed Execution Petition in Dec 2018.
A advocate represented tenant and asked for time to file counter in first week Jan 19.
The next hearing was in March and again counter was not filed and postponed to April 26th. It was a day of lawyer's boycott and my advocate did not attend. Again it is adjourned by nearly three months to July 17th.
How long this is likely to be adjourned like this and what should I do to get my property. Already I have lost about 2 lakhs in rent.
Request advice please.
Asked 6 years ago in Property Law
Religion: Hindu

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19 Answers

See in execution they cannot take any defence in next hearing press your application and further claim rent arrears from the tenant . In execution the court shall order police or authority to hand over the possession if tenant is not himself giving so.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25513 Answers
179 Consultations

An execution petition cannot decide upon the merits of the case.ir can only decide whether there are any objections to the decree and the nature of those objections. A very narrow jurisdiction the execution court has. Therefore file an application in the high court fir expeditious disposal of the case.

Regards 

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14114 Answers
65 Consultations

Dear sir

The court give the three to four chances to defendant party to file the written statement(reply) of the petition.  After that they will have to bear the cost of delay from court.

And you should not worry as the previous case is already decreed in your favor. This is just the last stage from which you have to go through.

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
10686 Answers
7 Consultations

you should object to further adjournments being granted 

 

2) mention that order of eviction was passed in July 2018 and yet tenant and failed to comply with curt orders 

 

3) since no appeal has been filed by tenant eviction order has become final 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99775 Answers
8145 Consultations

Dear Client,

You should have demanded rent also in court, so court would have ordered that too. Well, for rent, you can file separate recovery suit and on next date, ask your lawyer to vehemently oppose next adjournment. Execution court jurisdiction is limited to get the court order executed. Respondent have no option. So, press EC to order compliance of eviction order.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
23079 Answers
31 Consultations

Dear Client,

There is 90 days period for written statement. Please, say your Advocate to object whenever opposite party demands date.

Jaswant Singh
Advocate, Gurugram
930 Answers
2 Consultations

Respondent would seek time to vacate the premises 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99775 Answers
8145 Consultations

Dear Client,

Its duty of the court to hear both the parties. Court give equal opportunity to both the parties. Court can not heard on party only.

Jaswant Singh
Advocate, Gurugram
930 Answers
2 Consultations

Procedure in court courts. He may bring some excuse or just buying some time. This is what sometimes advocate charges for.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
23079 Answers
31 Consultations

Respondent cannot take any ground on merits he can just reply for execution that he is willing or he shall.hand over, the court has to give them opportunity to reply as to follow natural justice.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25513 Answers
179 Consultations

Execution is the last stage of any civil litigation. 

You have to wait till final order. 

You can file separate suit for recovery of arrears along with interest and compensation.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19325 Answers
32 Consultations

The counter statement can on lu y consist that why didn't the vacate the premises even after court order

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
10686 Answers
7 Consultations

There is no scope for counter in execution. The court has to provide execution ie attach properties, bank accounts etc of respondent and/or commit him to civil prison. 

You must file a mandamus writ in HC 

Netra Mohanchandra Pant
Advocate, Navi Mumbai
1590 Answers
5 Consultations

Please instruct your advocate to press for an order at the next hearing opposing the respondent's move for any further adjournment in the matter. The facts: that the respondent did not enter appearance earlier on account of which an ex parte order was passed; that the tenant has not vacated your property, nor has paid you arrears of rent; that you continue to suffer financial loss, owing to the tenant's delaying tactics - should be pleaded convincingly to obtain a favourable order.

Swaminathan Neelakantan
Advocate, Coimbatore
3070 Answers
20 Consultations

You will also get the rent in eviction order. You can claim the rent till he finally gives you possesion. You can claim for mesne profits till he hand over the possession. 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
34514 Answers
249 Consultations

The court proceedings will go on this way which may have to be tolerated even if you are not willing.

However you may file a petition before high court seeking direction for an expeditious trial of the pending proceedings.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
89977 Answers
2492 Consultations

Filing a counter to the petition is the procedure prescribed in law which cannot be questioned by you becasue in  a proceedings before court, it has hear both the sides before deciding on any mater pending before it.

Thus you cannot be agitated over the prescribed procedures of law in this regard

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
89977 Answers
2492 Consultations

  1. You would be getting your property back as well as the dues as rent for all the period.
  2. He has a right to file an objection in the execution petition when it (order) has been passed as ex parte or not been included as party in the suit though according to him he has been a important party in the suit and should have been included.
  3. In your case, he may not get more time to file the counter (in which he would giving reasons for not coming etc. or denying all your allegations) if your advocate would request the court to close him right to file the counter.
  4. If the same is allowed then it won’t be taking more time to give back the possession of the property to you and rent as dues.
  5. If he doesn’t comply the court order then his property, if any, will be attached or otherwise he will be in jail till the time he clears the dues.

Sanjay Baniwal
Advocate, South Delhi
5477 Answers
13 Consultations

Dear Sir,

Even after the court has passed either the order on the original petition or an order on the appeal an still the tenant is not budging from the property the landlord may file an execution petition and the outcome of such a petition shall be either police interference or the revenue official may interfere and get the tenant evicted.

It generally takes 1 to 2 years for this whole procedure

Netravathi Kalaskar
Advocate, Bengaluru
4951 Answers
27 Consultations

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