The Supreme Court has described as “highly disappointing” and “alarming” the pendency of more than 8.82 lakh execution petitions before various courts across the country.
Execution petitions are pleas filed by decree holders seeking enforcement of court orders passed in civil disputes.
A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Pankaj Mithal made the observation while reviewing compliance with its March 6 order, which had directed all High Courts to instruct civil courts under their jurisdiction to decide execution petitions within six months.
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