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Execution Petition (Order XXI Rule 11 CPC)
Civil Procedure & Litigation Mechanics
Definition
The formal written application filed by a decree-holder before the executing court praying for the enforcement and satisfaction of a decree through the modes prescribed by law (such as attachment, sale, arrest, or delivery of possession).
Example
A landlord who secures an eviction decree against a recalcitrant tenant in Indore files an Execution Petition (EP) under Order XXI Rule 11(2) CPC praying for a warrant of possession directing the court bailiff to remove the occupant.