CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 50 — Execution of decree against firm

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where a decree has been passed against a firm,
execution may be granted—
(a) against any property of the partnership;
(b) against any person who has appeared in his own name under rule 6 or rule 7 of
Order XXX or who has admitted on the pleadings th at he is, or who has been
adjudged to be, a partner ;
(c) against any person who has been individually served as a partner with a
summons and has failed to appear:

Provided that nothing in this sub-rule shall be deemed to limit or otherwise affect the provisions
of section 247 of the Contract Act, 1872 (IX of 1872).

(2) Where the decree-holder claims to be entitled to cause the decree to be executed against
any person other than such a person as is referred to in sub-rule

(1), clauses (b) and (c), as being a
partner in the firm, he may apply to the Court which passed the decree for leave, and where the liability
is not disputed, such Court may grant such leave, or, where such liability is disputed, may order that
the liability of such person be tried and determined in any manner in which any issue in a suit may
be tried and determined.

(3) Where the liability of any person has been tried and determined under sub-rule

(2), the order
made thereon shall have the same force and be subject to the same conditions as to appeal or otherwise
as if it were a decree.

(4) Save as against any property of the partnerships, a decree against a firm shall not release,
render liable or otherwise affect any partner therein unless he has been served with a summons to
appear and answer.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 50 (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. 116, 117, 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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