https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299193 The Supreme Court held that the delay in executing the decree within the permissible period for limitation does not give the judgment-debtor the right to challenge the execution proceedings. The contention that the award was a mock one and not intended to be enforced was rejected as it could not be raised in execution proceedings. The Court emphasized that the executing court cannot go behind the decree unless it is shown that it was passed by a court lacking inherent jurisdiction, which would make it a nullity. The Court found no merit in the respondent's contentions and allowed the appeals, confirming the decision of the Single Judge. en-us Fri, 04 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:22:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299193 The Supreme Court held that the delay in executing the decree within the permissible period for limitation does not give the judgment-debtor the right to challenge the execution proceedings. The contention that the award was a mock one and not intended to be enforced was rejected as it could not be raised in execution proceedings. The Court emphasized that the executing court cannot go behind the decree unless it is shown that it was passed by a court lacking inherent jurisdiction, which would make it a nullity. The Court found no merit in the respondent's contentions and allowed the appeals, confirming the decision of the Single Judge. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299193