Supreme Court of India

West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation v. Swadesh Agro Farming and Storage Pvt. Ltd. and Anr.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 399
Bench K. Venkataswami and Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri JJ.
Decided 14 September 1999

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the period of limitation under Article 136 of the Limitation Act runs from the date of the decree and not from the date when the decree is actually drawn up and signed by the Judge.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Limitation Act, 1963; Articles 136 and 12(2)-Execution of decree- Claim for exclusion of period taken by Court for drawing up and signing the decree-Suit for recovery of amount-Decided on 8.3./982-Decree order actually drawn up and signed by Judge on 9. 8.1983-Application for execution of decree on 5.6.1995-Allowed-On appeal Division Bench of High Court setting aside the execution order on the ground that the execution ·· ·· petition was barred but limitation-Legality of-Held, the period of limitation staris from the date of decree and not from the date when it is actually drawn up and signed

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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