https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292337 In a partition suit, a preliminary decree only declares the shares and rights of the parties and does not by itself effect division by metes and bounds. Limitation for execution of the final decree begins only when the decree is actually drawn up and engrossed on the required stamped paper, because only then does it become a legally executable decree. A mere direction to prepare the final decree does not start limitation. The analysis also applies the principle that an unstamped instrument cannot be acted upon as an executable decree, and treats Article 182 of the Limitation Act, 1908 accordingly. en-us Mon, 20 Mar 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 11:35:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292337 In a partition suit, a preliminary decree only declares the shares and rights of the parties and does not by itself effect division by metes and bounds. Limitation for execution of the final decree begins only when the decree is actually drawn up and engrossed on the required stamped paper, because only then does it become a legally executable decree. A mere direction to prepare the final decree does not start limitation. The analysis also applies the principle that an unstamped instrument cannot be acted upon as an executable decree, and treats Article 182 of the Limitation Act, 1908 accordingly. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 20 Mar 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292337