Gujarat High Court Civil Manual (subordinate court practice), 1960
Rule 2 of Order XXI shows that it is the intention of the Code that the Court should be informed of all payments and adjustments made out of Court. Bailiffs who have executed or attempted to execute process in execution of a decree should be required to report all payments or adjustments which come to their notice. Nazirs should take special care to have this direction carried out. When a payment or adjustment comes to the notice of the Court which has not been certified by the decree-holder, whether brought to its notice by the judgment-debtor or not, it is open to the Court to ascertain the facts from the lawyer of the decree-holder, if he is represented by one, or to issue notice to the decree-holder to show cause why he should not certify it. This notice should be in Form 1, Appendix B, Schedule 1, of the Code.