SC: Difficulties for a litigant begin after obtaining decree

A bench that comprised of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ajay Rastogi was looking after a case in which the issue pertained to whether the Delhi High Court, as in its original civil jurisdiction, was competent enough to help execute a particular foreign decree under the Section 44A of the Civil Procedure Code. At the […]

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