India, Nov. 8 -- In a significant pronouncement protecting the rights of decree-holders, particularly those from financially weaker backgrounds, the Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division) of Assam's Hailakandi, has declared that the demand for police cost at an "enhanced rate" along with GST for executing a civil court decree is illegal and unsustainable in law.

The ruling, delivered by Civil Judge (Senior Division) Shakti Sharmaa in Misc. Case No. 197/2025 (Ref: Title Execution Case No. 21/2025) came in response to a plea challenging the refusal of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Hailakandi, to provide police assistance for decree execution on the grounds of non-payment of "enhanced police cost."

The Court observed that ...