CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 23 — Procedure after issue of notice

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where the person to whom notice is issued under the
last preceding rule does not appear or does not show cause to the satisfaction of the Court why the
decree should not be executed, the Court shall order the decree to be executed.

(2) Where such person offers any objection to the execution of the decree, the Court shall
consider such objection and make such order as it thinks fit.
1[Objection to Execution
23-A. Deposit of decretal amount, etc. An objection by the judgment-debtor to the execution
of a decree shall not be considered by the Court unless—
(a) in the case of a decree for the payment of money, he either deposits the decretal
amount in Court or furnishes security for its payment; and
(b) in the case of any other decree, he furnishes security for the due performance of
the decree.].
Process for Execution

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 23 (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. 107, 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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