Reviewed case brief

MACT Muzaffarnagar v. Oriental Insurance

(2003) 4 SCC 481

## Summary

CPCexecutionattachmentsalebalance-of-interestsdecree-holderjudgment-debtor
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
2003
Subjects
Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
Reviewed
2026-06-29

Rule established

The object of attachment and sale in execution is to give the decree-holder practical relief, not to financially destroy the judgment-debtor. The executing court must balance the decree-holder's right to enforcement with the judgment-debtor's interest in survival.

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      Held

        Ratio decidendi

        How to use it in an exam

        Editorial source

        (2003) 4 SCC 481; verified via standard CPC references

        Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.