K.Zacharia Zacharia vs Jolly Cherian on 26 June, 2009
2. I heard the counsel on both sides. Having regard to
the facts and circumstances presented and the submissions
made at the time of hearing with reference to the materials
produced in the petition and perusing the impugned order
passed by the learned Sub Judge, I requested the learned
counsel for the petitioner to enlighten me whether the dispute
presented before the execution court as to who is the legal
heir of a deceased decree holder, that too, in a decree passed
in a suit for partition allotting specific shares to that decree
holder in which the other judgment debtor could not have any
interest or raise any challenge, is a question falling for
determination before the execution court under Section 47 of
the CPC. The learned counsel for the petitioners relying on
WPC.11702/09 4
Parbati Debi and others v. Mahadeo Prasad Tibrewalla
(AIR 1979 SC 1915) and Gopaldas Mohata v. Fulchand
(1997 (1) KLT Short note 40), submitted that if a question
as to who is the legal representative of the decree holder is
raised before the executing court, that court is bound in law to
resolve that dispute under Section 47 of the CPC.