Supreme Court of India

Bhawarlal Bhandari v. M/s Universal Heavy Mechanical Lifting Enterprises

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Reported as [1998] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 331
Bench S.B. Majmudar and M. Jagannadha Rao JJ.
Decided 4 December 1998

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid rival contentions, the following points arise for H our consideration : - B. BHANDARI v.UNI. HEAVY MECH. LIFTING ENTERP. [S.B. MAJ.MUDAR, J.] 337 (i) Whether the award decree dated 2.6.1989 was a nullity being A barred by limitation. (ii) Whether the executing Court can go behirid such a decree. (iii) Whether any interference under Article 136 of the Constitution is called for.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Civil Procedure Code, 1908-Section 47-Jurisdiction of executing court to go beyond the decree-Repayment of loan-Dispute-Arbitration-­ Award-Execution proceedings-Objection that decree a nullity as award was passed beyond the period of limitation-Objection overruled by executing court-However, Division Bench of High Court remanding the matter for re­ examination-On appeal, held, executing court cannot go beyond the decree unless it is passed by a court without jurisdiction-Decree passed beyond the period of limitation can be corrected in appellate proceedings-Thus High Court not justified in

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 mentioned

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