https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313660 A civil court executing a Lok Adalat award has no power to enlarge the time fixed in the award or permit performance on a belated deposit, because the award is final, binding and deemed to be a decree, but cannot be varied by importing powers applicable to a compromise decree. On the facts, the decree holder did not establish entitlement to enforcement within the stipulated period: the notice was issued at the last moment, there was no proof that the judgment debtor deliberately avoided service, and the materials did not show that the required funds were available in time. The direction for deposit and execution of the sale deed through court was unsustainable. en-us Wed, 27 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:21:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313660 A civil court executing a Lok Adalat award has no power to enlarge the time fixed in the award or permit performance on a belated deposit, because the award is final, binding and deemed to be a decree, but cannot be varied by importing powers applicable to a compromise decree. On the facts, the decree holder did not establish entitlement to enforcement within the stipulated period: the notice was issued at the last moment, there was no proof that the judgment debtor deliberately avoided service, and the materials did not show that the required funds were available in time. The direction for deposit and execution of the sale deed through court was unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313660