CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 2 — Payment out of Court to decree holder

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where any money payable under a decree of
any kind is paid out of Court, or the decree is otherwise adjusted in whole or in part to the satisfaction
of the decree-holder, the decree-holder shall certify such payment or adjustment to the Court whose
duty it is to execute the decree, and the Court shall record the same accordingly.

(2) The judgment-debtor also may inform the Court of such payment or adjustment, and apply
to the Court to issue a notice to the decree-holder to show cause, on a day to be fixed by the Court,
why such payment or adjustment should not be recorded as certified; and if, after service of such notice,
the decree-holder fails to show cause why the payment or adjustment should not be recorded as
certified, the Court shall record the same accordingly.
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(3) Any payment not made in the manner provided in rule 1 or any adjustment not made in
writing shall not be recognized by the Court executing the decree.]
Courts executing Decrees

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 2 (EXECUTION OF DECREES AND ORDERS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 102, 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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