New India Mosaic & Marble Co. P. Ltd. vs Bhandari Builders Pvt. Ltd. on 8 March, 2013
16. Mr. Pais has relied on the decision in the BHEL case as well as the
judgment of this Court in Deepak Electric & Trading Co. v. Union of India
111 (2004) DLT 788. He does not dispute the proposition that the payment
made by the JD during the pendency of the execution proceedings has to be
adjusted first towards the interest and the cost and thereafter towards the
payment of the principal amount, subject to any agreement between the
parties. He refers to Order XXIV Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
('CPC') to urge that the interest would cease to run on the amount for which
deposit was made. Upon such deposit being made, interest on that part of the
principal sum that has been paid with the deposit of the amount would cease
to run thereafter. He emphasizes that where the deposit made does not fully
cover the total principal amount + interest that is due on the date of the
deposit, then the interest will continue to run on the balance principal amount
till the date of the actual payment.