CPC · Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Section 118 CPC

Execution of decree before ascertainment of costs

Procedure & effect

Where any such High Court considers it necessary that a decree passed in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction should be executed before the amount of the costs incurred in the suit can be ascertained by taxation, the Court may order that the decree shall be executed forthwith, except as to so much thereof as relates to the costs;

and, as to so much thereof as relates to the costs, that the decree may be executed as soon as the amount of the costs shall be ascertained by taxation.

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FAQ — Section 118 CPC

Section 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) deals with “Execution of decree before ascertainment of costs”. This page explains the offence (if any), punishment, and links to Vaksera petition formats.

Where any such High Court considers it necessary that a decree passed in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction should be executed before the amount of the costs incurred in the suit can be ascertained by taxation, the Court may order that the decree shall be executed forthwith, except as to so much thereof as relates to the costs; and, as to so much thereof as relates to the costs, that the decree may be executed as soon as the amount of the costs shall be ascertained by taxation.

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