Limitation for execution of decree for possession runs only when the decree becomes enforceable after sale deed registration.

Article 136 of the Limitation Act provides a twelve-year period for execution of a civil court decree, running from the date the decree becomes enforceable. Where a decree for possession is contingent on execution and registration of a sale deed, the decree does not become enforceable until that condition is satisfied. Successive execution applications filed within the statutory period cannot be rejected on a technical reading that would defeat the decree-holder's right to obtain the fruits of the decree. On the stated facts, the sale deed was executed in 1984 and the possession application was filed in 1994, so the execution application was within limitation.

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Issues: Whether the execution application for delivery of possession was barred by limitation under Article 136 of the Limitation Act, or whether limitation commenced only when the decree for possession became enforceable after execution and registration of the sale deed.

Analysis: Article 136 prescribes twelve years for execution of a decree or order of a civil court, running from the date when the decree becomes enforceable. Where the decree itself makes entitlement to possession contingent upon execution and registration of the sale deed, the decree for possession does not become enforceable until that event occurs. Successive execution applications filed within the statutory period cannot be rejected on a technical reading that defeats the decree-holder's right to reap the fruits of the decree. On the facts, the sale deed was executed in 1984 and the application for possession was filed in 1994, within twelve years.

Conclusion: The execution application was within limitation and was not barred under Article 136 of the Limitation Act.

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