• Notice to parties after restoration of Darkhast dismissed in default

Darkhast was for pending for final order and disposal and never it was postponed for hearing, still The Darkhast was dismissed in Default. The JD appeared in the restoration proceeding on first hearing date but then disappeared without objecting the restoration proceeding. However the said Darkhast was restored to original stage by EP court. 

After restoration of Darkhast EC passed the below order :

"The proceeding is restored to its original stage. Issue notices to both parties on court motion to appear in the matter and to proceed further"

The Suptd of Court therefore issued notice to JD, who appeared on the date fixed. 

The Provisions in CPC :

Section 36 to 74 and order 21 rule 1 to 106 are applicable to execution proceeding. Addition to these section and orders the section 151 , 152 and 153 shall also applicable in execution proceedings being inherent powers of Court. 

Issueing notices /summons are absolute under section 27 and order V of CPC. It is pertinent to note that order 21 rule 22 is for notice to be issued to JD in certain conditions but absolutely only on presentation of Execution Petition first time and not again and again.

In view of above provisions (order 21 rule 22 is applicable only on presentation and others sections /orders are not applicable to execution of decree) of CPC, so my question is as below : 
 
Under which section /order the court has passed the order after restoration of darkhast in respect of his appearance ?

According to me it should be under section 151 of CPC but not acceptable in view of notice is a small issue and for that to invoke the inherent power of court appears not correct. 

Above question arised on last date in my Darkhast and EC has postponed the date on argument, hence need reply possibly with case law. 

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105 (1): The applicant against whom an order is made under Sub-rule (2) of the preceding rule or a respondent against whom an order is passed ex parte under Sub-rule (3) of the preceding rule or under Sub-rule (1) of Rule 23 of this order, may apply to the Court to set aside the order and if he satisfies the Court that there was sufficient cause for his non-appearance when the application was called on for hearing, the Court shall set aside the order on such terms as to costs or otherwise as it thinks fit, and shall appoint a day for the further hearing of the application."

It is clear that the dismissal of the execution petition comes under Order 21, Rule 104 (2) Civil Procedure Code and that the restoration of the E. P. can be done under Order 21 Rule 105 (1) Civil Procedure Code.

 

2) there is a specific statutory provision under Order 21 Rule 105 (1) Civil Procedure Code under which the Execution Petition could be restored on sufficient cause being shown for non-appearance. Consequently, the question of restoration by the exercise of inherent powers by the Court under Section 151 Civil Procedure Code does not arise at all

Ajay Sethi
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there is a specific statutory provision under Order 21 Rule 105 (1) Civil Procedure Code under which the Execution Petition could be restored on sufficient cause being shown for non-appearance. Consequently, the question of restoration by the exercise of inherent powers by the Court under Section 151 Civil Procedure Code does not arise at all

Ajay Sethi
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If the petitioner/DH had filed the petition seeking to set aside the orders of dismissal for default under the relevant provisions of law, the court would have passed the orders allowing his petition, hence there is no question for the doubt regarding  the provisions of law in this connection. 

Therefore the notice issued to the JD subsequent to the restoration of the original petition is a continuous process and it would be under the same provisions of law by the DH had filed the EP originally. 

T Kalaiselvan
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The Decree holder while filing the execution petition had invoked the relevant provisions of law for executing the decree in his favor.

Therefore it becomes pertinent to the executing court to issue notice to the JD/respondent to record  his objection before passing any orders/judgment on the petition filed by the petitioner/DH.

Thus when the petition which was dismissed for default was restored, it would be restored to the original stage and since the same has been restored, the court might have insisted to issue notice to the JD under the original provisions of law, though the issue of notice was not necessary since the case has been restored only after hearing the JD and recording his objections.

You may obtain the certified copy of the order sheet/notes paper/docket sheet of the case bundle  held by court and peruse the orders passed by the executing court. If you are aggrieved by any such order you may prefer a revision petition before the high court venting out your grievances while seeking relief or remedy to this.

T Kalaiselvan
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There is no provision to issue notice under order 21 Rule 22 second time 

 

Your lawyer is correct 

 

notice could have been issued under section 151 of cpc under inherent powers of court 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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From your detailed contents of the subsequent post it can be observed that the supreme of the executing court has erred in sending the notice to the JD once again especially when the court has restored the petition ignoring the objections by the respondent.

It is deemed that the JD is inside the case when the court has restored the case by setting aside the dismissal order hence it is not necessary to issue notice to JD once again. 

If there's any orders passed by court in this regard you may prefer a revision petition against this decision before high court to quash this order. 

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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1. Inherent power can be invoked at any stage for the purpose of doing justice unless there is a specific provision which restricts the inherent power.

2. The notice is under 151 CPC.

Ashish Davessar
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Execution court can issue notice again

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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