https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104074 An executing court cannot go behind a clear decree to deny execution against the judgment-debtors' personal properties merely on the asserted ground that they were not personally liable. Where the decree expressly fastens liability and the plea of non-personal liability has already been considered and rejected, that controversy cannot be reopened in execution. Only a decree that is a nullity or patently without jurisdiction on the face of the record can be ignored. The court therefore held that the decree remained binding, the judgment-debtors were personally liable, and their properties could be proceeded against. en-us Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:28:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104074 An executing court cannot go behind a clear decree to deny execution against the judgment-debtors' personal properties merely on the asserted ground that they were not personally liable. Where the decree expressly fastens liability and the plea of non-personal liability has already been considered and rejected, that controversy cannot be reopened in execution. Only a decree that is a nullity or patently without jurisdiction on the face of the record can be ignored. The court therefore held that the decree remained binding, the judgment-debtors were personally liable, and their properties could be proceeded against. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104074