An executing court can go behind the decree where ........

Civil Procedure Code (CPC) 1908 Judgment and Decree

An executing court can go behind the decree where:

The decree has been passed without jurisdiction-pecuniary, , territorial, . or subject-matter.

The decree is a nullity having been passed against a dead person without bringing his legal representatives on the record.

Where . the decree is ambiguous

None of the above

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Explanation:

Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure confers wide powers on the executing Court to decide all questions arising between the parties to the suit in which the decree was passed, or their representatives, and relating to the execution, discharge or satisfaction of the decree. Such questions must be decided by the executing Court and no separate suit is maintainable for the purpose. However, an executing Court canrzotgo behind the decree or question the jurisdiction of the Court which passed it Its function is to execute the decree as it stands. It may however, refer to the judgment to 'ascertain its meaning when . the terms of the decree are ambiguous.