CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 11 — Oral application

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where a decree is for the payment of money the Court may, on he
oral application of the decree-holder at the time of the passing of the decree, order immediate execution
thereof by the arrest of the judgment-debtor, prior to the preparation of a warrant if he is within the
precincts of the Court.

(2) Written application. Save as otherwise provided by sub-rule

(1), every application for the
execution of a decree shall be in writing, signed and verified by the applicant or by some other person
proved to the satisfaction of the Court to be acquainted with the facts of the case, and shall contain in
a tabular form the following particulars, namely:—
(a) the number of the suit ;
(b) the names of the parties ;
(c) the date of the decree ;
(d) whether any appeal has been preferred from the decree ;
(e) whether any, and (if any), what, payment or other adjustment of the matter in
controversy has been made between the parties subsequently to the decree ;
(f) whether any, and (if any) what, previous applications have been made for the
execution of the decree, the dates of such applications and their results ;
(g) the amount with interest (if any) due upon the decree, or other relief granted
thereby, together with particulars of any cross-decree, whether passed before or
after the date of the decree sought to be executed ;
(h) the amount of the costs (if any) awarded ;
(i) the name of the person against whom execution of the decree is sought ; and
(j) the mode in which the assistance of the Court is required, whether—
(i) by the delivery of any property specifically decreed ;
(ii) by the attachment and sale, or by the sale without attachment, of any
property ;
(iii) by the arrest and detention in prison of any person ;
(iv) by the appointment of a receiver ;
(v) otherwise, as the nature of the relief granted may require.

(3) The Court to which an application is made under sub-rule

(2) may require the applicant to
produce a certified copy of the decree.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 11 (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. 103, 104, 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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