THE FIRST SCHEDULE · ORDER XX Judgment and decree

Order XX Rule 6A: Preparation of decree

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

¹[(1) Every endeavour shall be made to ensure that the decree is drawn up as expeditiously as possible and, in any case, within fifteen days from the date on which the judgment is pronounced.

(2) An appeal may be preferred against the decree without filing a copy of the decree and in such a case the copy made available to the party by the court shall for the purposes of rule 1 of Order XLI be treated as the decree. But as soon as the decree is drawn, the judgment shall cease to have the effect of a decree for the purposes of execution or for any other purpose.

Footnotes in the official text

1.Subs. by Act 46 of 1999, s. 28, for rules 6A and 6B (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).

Questions on this rule

1 question in 4 of our papers cite Order XX Rule 6A. Try these from the free papers:

1. Match List I (provision of the CPC) with List II (period): List I A. Time within which a party served with a notice to admit documents must admit them (Order XII Rule 2) B. Latest time before the day fixed for hearing for giving notice to admit facts (Order XII Rule 4) C. Time for filing the affidavit in answer to interrogatories, unless the court allows otherwise (Order XI Rule 8) D. Time within which every endeavour is to be made to draw up the decree after judgment (Order XX Rule 6A) List II 1. Fifteen days 2. Nine days 3. Seven days 4. Ten days

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