IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Ex. Petition No. 15 of 2011 Decided on: 29.09.2011 M/s Kataria Builders …Decree Holder. Versus Executive Engineer …Judgment Debtor. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Decree Holder: Mr. Suneet Goel, Advocate. For the Judgment Debtor: Mr. Vivek Singh Thakur, Additional Advocate General. Deepak Gupta, J.(Oral) This Execution Petition is totally mis-conceived. The award was passed only for ` one lakh along with interest. The total amount, even as per the petition, is ` 1,98,625/-. Therefore, the execution petition will lie in the Court of the Civil Judge concerned and not before this Court. The mere fact that the total claim is more than fifteen lakh will not clothe this Court with jurisdiction to execute the award. The appropriate remedy is to approach the concerned Civil Judge. 1 Whether the reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? Yes. -: 2 :- 2. Therefore, the petition is dismissed with liberty reserved to the petitioner to file Execution Petition before the concerned Court. No order as to costs. (Deepak Gupta) Judge September 29, 2011 (rajni)