CPC 1908 § 118 — Execution of decree before ascertainment of costs

Statutory text (English)

Where any 3* 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.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.118: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (Act No. V of 1908; portal status 'Under Review'; reflects amendments through the CPC (Amendment) Act, 2023 incl. inserted s.159), p. 49, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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