CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 96 — Delivery of property in occupancy of tenant

Statutory text (English)

Where the property sold is in the occupancy
of a tenant or other person entitled to occupy the same and a certificate in respect thereof has been
granted under rule 94, the Court shall, on the application of the purchaser, order delivery to be made
by affixing a copy of the certificate of sale in some conspicuous place on the property, and
proclaiming to the occupant by beat of drum or other customary mode, at some convenient place,
that the interest of the judgment-debtor has been transferred to the purchaser.
Resistance to Delivery of Possession to Decree-holder Or Purchaser

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 96 (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. 125, 126, 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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