Jugalkishore Saraf v Raw Cotton Co Ltd
AIR 1955 SC 376; (1955) 1 SCR 136919551 min read
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- Facts
- A firm sued the appellant for a debt. While the suit was pending, the firm transferred its business and book debts, including this debt, to the respondent company by a written deed.
- Issue
- Can the transferee of a debt in suit execute the decree later passed on it?
- Held
- A decree, or a decree to be passed in future, is not an actionable claim. A written transfer of the debt did not, by itself, assign the later decree in writing under O.XXI r.16. Equity gives the transferee a beneficial interest, but it does not make an assignment in writing.
- Principle
- A written transfer of a debt that is the subject of a pending suit is not an assignment in writing of the later decree under O.XXI r.16 CPC; but the transferee claims under the decree-holder and may apply for execution under S.146 CPC.
Facts
- A firm sued the appellant for a debt. While the suit was pending, the firm transferred its business and book debts, including this debt, to the respondent company by a written deed.
- The decree was later passed in the firm's name. The respondent company applied to execute it.
Issue
- Can the transferee of a debt in suit execute the decree later passed on it?
Held
- A decree, or a decree to be passed in future, is not an actionable claim. A written transfer of the debt did not, by itself, assign the later decree in writing under O.XXI r.16. Equity gives the transferee a beneficial interest, but it does not make an assignment in writing.
- The transferee is still a person claiming under the decree-holder, so it may apply for execution under S.146 CPC.
- The judgment-debtor's appeal was dismissed.
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Citation
Jugalkishore Saraf v Raw Cotton Co Ltd AIR 1955 SC 376; (1955) 1 SCR 1369Reported: Indian Kanoon doc 1108235; SC judgment PDF (JUDIS 840). This is an educational summary, not the judgment itself. Cite the reported version in professional or academic work.