P&H: Releases Land From Attachment After Execution Case Was Withdrawn
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside orders refusing to release 4 kanals and 8 marlas of land from attachment, holding that the attachment ceased when the decree-holder’s execution application was withdrawn without an order continuing it.
The dispute arose from a recovery decree against Pippal Singh. During execution proceedings, land was attached in October 2017. The execution application was later withdrawn in July 2018, with liberty to file a fresh application after verifying the deceased judgment debtor’s legal heirs. The withdrawal order did not direct that the attachment should continue.
The appellants said they had purchased the...
