In Brief
Alcon Electronics (appellant) challenged execution of a cost order by English Patent Court before Indian courts. The English Court had ordered Alcon to pay costs (£12,229.75) after dismissing its application challenging the Court's jurisdiction. The Supreme Court held that the English order was a judgment on merits conclusive under CPC Section 13 and executable as a "decree" under Section 44A. The Court rejected the argument that costs were excluded from execution and upheld recognition of 8% interest per UK Judgments Act 1838. The execution petition was maintainable, and the appeal was dismissed with costs.
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