Supreme Court of India

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. v. R.S. Avtar Singh & Co.

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Reported as [2012] 10 S.C.R. 701
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 5 October 2012

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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Or.21, r.1 and s.34 - Execution of decree - Amount payable under a decree - Connotation of - Decree of Court making award passed by the arbitrator its rule - Part-payment of decretal amount by judgment debtor - Applicability of the rule of appropriation - Payment of interest - Manner of calculation - Held: In stricto sensu, it is the decree which has to be applied in letter and spirit in order to find out whether the stipulations contained therein were duly fulfilled by the judgment debtor - On facts, both the arbitral award as well as the Rule of the Court

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