33. Judgment and decree.—The Court, after the case has been heard, shall pronounce judgment, and on such judgment a decree shall follow.
Section 33 CPC: Judgment and decree
Bare Act text
Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.
In simple words
After the case has been heard, the Court shall pronounce judgment, and a decree shall follow on that judgment. The section states the basic sequence in a civil suit: hearing, then judgment, then a decree drawn up on the judgment.
Part I: Suits In General
- 9 Courts to try all civil suits unless barred
- 10 Stay of suit
- 11 Res judicata
- 12 Bar to further suit
- 13 When foreign judgment not conclusive
- 14 Presumption as to foreign judgments
- 15 Court in which suits to be instituted
- 16 Suits to be instituted where subject-matter situate
- 17 Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts
- 18 Place of Institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction of Courts are uncertain
- 19 Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movables
- 20 Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises
- 21 Objections to jurisdiction
- 21A Bar on suit to set aside decree on objection as to place of suing
- 22 Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one Court
- 23 To what Court application lies
- 24 General power of transfer and withdrawal
- 25 Power of Supreme Court to transfer suits, etc
- 26 Institution of suits
- 27 Summons to defendants
- 28 Service of summons where defendant resides in another State
- 29 Service of foreign summonses
- 30 Power to order discovery and the like
- 31 Summons to witness
- 32 Penalty for default
- 33 Judgment and decree
- 34 Interest
- 35 Costs
- 35A Compensatory costs in respect of false or vexatious claims or defences
- 35B Costs for causing delay