Law: Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

Section: O. XXI, r. 52

(a) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908) O. XXI, r. 52-Money or property held in deposit for benefit of Court for satisfaction of decree-Held, only so much of it as is surplus to decree can be claimed by any authority having a legal claim to it including official assignee. A. T. R. L. M. Muthiah Chetti v. Palaniappa Chetti and others A I R 1928 P C 139 ; Moncharlal Banerjee v. Bengal Immunity Co. Ltd. and another A I R 1945 Cal. 308 and Saroop Singh v. Narsingh and others A I R 1929 All. 846 ref. Bird v. Barstow (1892) 1 Q B 94 ; Chowthmul Manganmull v. The Calcutta Wheat and Seeds Association A I R 1925 Cal. 416 and Gouranga Behari Basak and another v. Manindra Nath Das Gupta Nath Das Gupta A I R 1933 Cal. 625 fol. (b) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908) O. XXI, r. 52 read with Enemy Property (Custody and Registration) Order, 1965-Non- evacuee enemy property-Not only nothing wanting in order passed under O. XXI, r. 52, C. P. C., effect of undertaking given by Custodian of such funds, a public officer, would make that amount available for satisfaction of decree in favour of a non-evacuee -So much of amount as required for satisfying decree, held, cannot be hit by provisions relating to enemy property. (c) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908) O. XXI, r. 52-Effect of attachment-Effect of attachment under O. XXI, r. 52 : amount available in Court for satisfaction of decree and no part of it in excess of decretal amount. Date of hearing : 21st November, 1979.                                                                                                                                          ORDER SHAFI-UR-REMIAN, J.-Assistant Custodian of Enemy Property seeks leave to appeal against an order of the Lahore High Court passed in revision converting a first appeal whereby the rejection of the objection filed by the petitioner before the…