Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
I. It is hereby enacted, that when any person shall have been directed by any Decree or Order in Equity of Her Majesty's Supreme Courts to execute any deed or instrument, or make a surrender or transfer, or to levy a fine, and shall have refused or neglected to execute, make or transfer or levy the same, and shall have been committed to prison under process for such contempt or being confined in prison for any other cause shall have been charged with or detained under process for such contempt and shall remain in such prison, the Court may upon motion or petition and upon affidavit that such person has after the expiration of two calendar months from the time of his being committed under or charged with or detained under such process again refused to execute such deed or instrument, or make such surrender or transfer or levy such fine, order or appoint, the Master or Registrar of the Said Courts to execute such deed or other instrument, or to make such surrender or transfer for and in the name of persons, and to levy such fine in his name and to do all acts necessary to give validity and operation to such fine, and to lead or declare the uses thereof, and the execution of the said deed or other instrument, and the surrender or transfer made the execution of the said deed or other instrument, and the surrender or transfer made by the said Master or Registrar, and the fine levied by him, shall in all respects have the same force and validity as if the same had been executed, or made or levied by the party himself, and within ten days after the execution or making of any such deed or other instrument, or surrender or transfer, or levying such fine, notice thereof shall be given by the adverse Solicitor to the party in whose name the same is executed or made, and such party as soon as the deed or other instrument or surrender, transfer or fine, shall be executed, made or levied, shall be considered as having cleared his contempt, except as far as regards the payment of the costs of the contempt, and shall be entitled to be discharged therefrom under any of the provisions of this Act applicable to his case, and the Court shall make such order as shall be just touching the payment of the cost of or attending any such deed, surrender, instrument, transfer or fine.
Source: India Code