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Where co-judgment debtors are in the position of joint promisors, each is

Where co-judgment debtors are in the position of joint promisors, each is "jointly and severally liable to the decree holder", who may recover the whole amount from any one…

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Where co-judgment debtors are in the position of joint promisors, each is

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Where co-judgment debtors are in the position of joint promisors, each is "jointly and severally liable to the decree holder", who may recover the whole amount from any one of them, leaving that debtor to claim contribution from the others. This follows the principle of section 43 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

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