Reviewed case brief
MACT Muzaffarnagar v. Oriental Insurance
(2003) 4 SCC 481
## Summary
- 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.
Facts
Issues
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.