CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 31 — Decree for specific moveable property

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where the decree is for any specific
moveable, or for any share in a specific moveable, it may be executed by the seizure, if practicable, of
the moveable or share, and by the delivery thereof to the party to whom it has been adjudged, or to
such person as he appoints to receive delivery on his behalf, or by the detention in 2[* * *] prison of
the judgment-debtor, or by the attachment of his property, or by both.

(2) Where any attachment under sub-rule

(1) has remained in force for six months, if the
judgment debtor has not obeyed the decree and the decree holder has applied to have the attached
property sold, such property may be sold, and out of the proceeds the Court may award to the
decree-holder, in cases where any amount has been fixed by the decree to be paid as an alternative to
delivery of moveable property, such amount, and, in other cases, such compensation as it thinks fit,
and shall pay the balance (if any) to the judgment debtor on his application.

(3) Where the judgment-debtor has obeyed the decree and paid all costs of executing the same
which he is bound to pay, or where, at the end of six months from the date of the attachment, no
application to have the property sold has been made, or, if made, has been refused, the attachment
shall cease.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 31 (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. 108, 109, 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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