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Meaning of "Decree with costs" passed by the court


03-Jan-2023 (In Civil Law)
Sir ,I filed a os. Case of property.Today judgement pronounced as Decree with costs.what does it means and what has been going on in future.please give a clarification on this. Thanking you sir.
Answers (2)

Answer #1
894 votes
Hi
The court has passed judgment.
Costs means Costs paid as court fee at the time of filing of suit etc.
If you have won the case , you should file an execution petition within 30 days for enforcement of Decree.
If you have lost the case, you should file an appeal at Higher court with in 30 days from the date of receipt of decree
Hope this information is useful.

Answer #2
548 votes
The court imposed costs on the defendants. If they faiied to implement/execute pay costs and decree. You can file an execution application for execution of decree and recover the costs. The purpose for granting of costs is compensate the plaintiff for incurred loses for proceedings suit

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