CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 53 — Attachment of decrees

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where the property to be attached is a decree, either for the
payment of money or for sale in enforcement of a mortgage or charge, the attachment shall be made,—
(a) if the decrees were passed by the same Court, then by order of such Court, and
(b) if the decree sought to be attached was passed by another Court, then by the
issue to such other Court of a notice by the Court which passed the decree sought
to be executed, requesting such other Court to stay the execution of its decree
unless and until—
(i) the Court which passed the decree sought to be executed cancels the
notice, or
(ii) the holder of the decree sought to be executed or his judgment-debtor
applies to the Court receiving such notice to execute its own decree.

(2) Where a Court makes an order under clause (a) of sub-rule

(1), or receives an application
under sub-head (ii) of clause (b) of the said sub-rule, it shall, on the application of the creditor who has
attached the decree or his judgment-debtor, proceed to execute the attached decree and apply the net
proceeds in satisfaction of the decree sought to be executed.

(3) The holder of a decree sought to be executed by the attachment of another decree of the
nature specified in sub-rule

(1) shall be deemed to be the representative of the holder of the attached
decree and to be entitled to execute such attached decree in any manner lawful for the holder thereof.

(4) Where the property to be attached in the execution of a decree is a decree other than a
decree of the nature referred to in sub-rule

(1), the attachment shall be made, by a notice by the Court
which passed the decree sought to be executed, to the holder of the decree sought to be attached,
prohibiting him from transferring or charging the same in any way; and, where such decree has been
passed by any other Court, also by sending to such other Court a notice to abstain from executing the
decree sought to be attached until such notice is cancelled by the Court from which it was sent.

(5) The holder of a decree attached under this rule shall give the Court executing the decree
such information and aid as may reasonably be required.

(6) On the application of the holder of a decree sought to be executed by the attachment of
another decree, the Court making an order of attachment under this rule shall give notice of such order
to the judgment-debtor bound by the decree attached; and no payment or adjustment of the attached
decree made by the judgment-debtor in contravention of such order after receipt of notice thereof,
either through the Court or otherwise, shall be recognized by any Court so long as the attachment
remains in force.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 53 (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. 117, 118, 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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